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{ "term": "nice", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "pleasant or attractive", "sensetop": "it is nice to do somethingIt is nice doing somethingit is nice that…it would be nice if…", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a nice day/smile/place" }, { "text": "nice weather" }, { "text": "Did you **have a nice time**?" }, { "text": "You look very nice." }, { "text": "We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice." }, { "text": "‘Do you want to come, too?’ ‘Yes, **that would be nice**.’" }, { "text": "The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us." }, { "text": "It was **a nice touch** to end the film as it started." }, { "text": "**It's nice to know that** somebody appreciates what I do.", "contextForm": "it is nice to do something" }, { "text": "**Nice to meet you!** *(= a friendly when you meet somebody for the first time)" }, { "text": "**It's been nice meeting you**.", "contextForm": "It is nice doing something" }, { "text": "It's nice that you can come with us.", "contextForm": "it is nice that…" }, { "text": "It would be nice if he moved to London.", "contextForm": "it would be nice if…" }, { "text": "It's nice to have a few days off." }, { "text": "I cleaned the room to make it nice for the others when they came home." }, { "text": "It had not been a particularly nice experience." }, { "text": "It's nice for Mum to get out more." }, { "text": "That bread smells nice." }, { "text": "If it's a nice day tomorrow, shall we go out?" }, { "text": "The picture looks good and Dillon does a nice job behind the camera." }, { "text": "DeNiro added some nice touches of comedy to his role." }, { "text": "Other nice touches include serving bottled water instead of tap and warming the plates before the meal is served." }, { "text": "It would be nice to see a few more people at the next meeting." }, { "text": "It's nice to see the old skills being used every now and then." }, { "text": "It is nice to have your efforts acknowledged." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"], "preposition": ["about", "for", "to"], "phrases": ["nice little"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "used before adjectives or adverbs to emphasize how pleasant something is", "sensetop": "nice and…", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a nice hot bath" }, { "text": "a nice long walk" }, { "text": "It's a **nice little** place you have here." }, { "text": "He seemed nice and friendly.", "contextForm": "nice and…" }, { "text": "It was nice and warm yesterday." }, { "text": "Everyone arrived nice and early." }, { "text": "I felt nice and cosy." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "kind; friendly", "sensetop": "nice to somebodynice of somebody (to do something)nice about something", "labels": "(especially British English)(British English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Our new neighbours are very nice." }, { "text": "He's a really nice guy." }, { "text": "She's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet." }, { "text": "Be nice to me. I'm not feeling well.", "contextForm": "nice to somebody" }, { "text": "It was nice of them to invite us.", "contextForm": "nice of somebody (to do something)" }, { "text": "I complained to the manager and he was very nice about it.", "contextForm": "nice about something" }, { "text": "I asked him **in the nicest possible way** to put his cigarette out." }, { "text": "Can't you be nice to each other for once?" }, { "text": "an awfully nice man" }, { "text": "Some of the boys were nice enough, but she didn't want to go out with them." }, { "text": "I'm sure she's perfectly nice really." }, { "text": "His mother sounded very nice on the phone." }, { "text": "He was incredibly nice about it, though I am sure it caused him a lot of trouble." } ], "topics": ["Personal qualities"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"], "preposition": ["about", "for", "to"], "phrases": ["nice little"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "bad or unpleasant", "labels": "(ironic)", "examples": [ { "text": "That's a nice thing to say!" }, { "text": "That's a nice way to speak to your mother!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "involving a very small detail or difference", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "a nice point of law *(= one that is difficult to decide)*" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very kind and friendly, especially when you are not expecting it", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers", "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be pleasant or polite to somebody, especially when you do not really want to", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He tried to make nice with his ex, even though he was still angry with her." }, { "text": "Cole and his opponent made nice for the cameras at the press event." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to show you are pleased when something good has happened or somebody has said something funny", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You got the job? Nice one!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to show you are pleased when somebody has done something well", "labels": "(informal, especially British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "You did a good job today. Nice work, James!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you wish that you had somebody’s success or good luck and think they have achieved it with little effort", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He was paid £200 for a ten-minute speech? Nice work if you can get it." } ], "topics": ["Success"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/naɪs/", "audio": "ni/nice/nice__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/naɪs/", "audio": "ni/nice/nice__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘stupid’): from Old French, from Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’. Other early senses included ‘coy, reserved’, giving rise to ‘fastidious, scrupulous’: this led both to the sense ‘fine, subtle’ (regarded by some as the “correct” sense), and to the main current senses." }