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{
"term": "optimistic",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "expecting good things to happen or something to be successful; showing this feeling",
"sensetop": "optimistic about somethingoptimistic that…",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We are now taking a more optimistic view."
},
{
"text": "in an optimistic mood"
},
{
"text": "She's not very optimistic about the outcome of the talks.",
"contextForm": "optimistic about something"
},
{
"text": "They are cautiously optimistic that the reforms will take place.",
"contextForm": "optimistic that…"
},
{
"text": "I think you're being a little **over-optimistic**."
},
{
"text": "**On an optimistic note**, the survey found children around the world are very resilient."
},
{
"text": "He remained strongly optimistic that an agreement could be reached."
},
{
"text": "He's very optimistic about his chances."
},
{
"text": "These estimates were wildly optimistic."
},
{
"text": "an essentially optimistic view of human nature"
}
],
"synonyms": "positive",
"topics": ["Success", "Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/",
"audio": "op/optimistic/optimistic__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/",
"audio": "op/optimistic/optimistic__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}