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{
"term": "popular",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "liked or enjoyed by a large number of people",
"sensetop": "popular with somebodypopular among somebody",
"labels": "(ironic)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Andalucia is a **popular tourist destination**."
},
{
"text": "an **extremely/immensely popular** TV show"
},
{
"text": "This annual event is **wildly popular**."
},
{
"text": "This is one of our most popular designs."
},
{
"text": "The use of case studies has become **increasingly popular** in higher education."
},
{
"text": "These policies are unlikely to **prove popular** with middle-class voters.",
"contextForm": "popular with somebody"
},
{
"text": "I'm not very popular with my parents *(= they are annoyed with me)* at the moment."
},
{
"text": "Pizza is more popular among younger adults.",
"contextForm": "popular among somebody"
},
{
"text": "‘Our dog got into the neighbour's garden again!’ ‘You'll be popular.’"
},
{
"text": "He was one of those people who are instantly popular."
},
{
"text": "What makes this subject so popular?"
},
{
"text": "Seaside holidays are always popular."
},
{
"text": "Jack was not exactly popular after the incident with the fire extinguisher."
},
{
"text": "The restaurant is deservedly popular with all who enjoy Mexican food."
},
{
"text": "This area is immensely popular with tourists."
},
{
"text": "These animals are quite popular as pets."
},
{
"text": "The events are popular and generally successful."
},
{
"text": "The market has quickly become a popular local landmark."
},
{
"text": "Caramel is an increasingly popular ice cream flavour."
},
{
"text": "His policies are popular with working people."
},
{
"text": "Her unique style has made her paintings popular among collectors."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["among", "as", "for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "right or appropriate for the taste and knowledge of ordinary people",
"labels": "(sometimes disapproving)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**popular music/songs/culture/fiction**"
},
{
"text": "This story has been widely reported in the popular press."
},
{
"text": "The band's success is largely due to the popular appeal of the lead singer."
},
{
"text": "Their art had more in common with American popular culture than with European high art."
},
{
"text": "She works in the popular music industry."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "shared by a large number of people",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There's a popular misconception that it's a difficult instrument to play."
},
{
"text": "**Contrary to popular belief**, women cause fewer road accidents than men."
},
{
"text": "**Popular opinion** was divided on the issue."
},
{
"text": "By **popular demand**, the tour has been extended by two weeks."
},
{
"text": "Their story has captured the popular imagination."
},
{
"text": "Contrary to popular opinion, many women play video games."
},
{
"text": "The show is back by popular demand."
},
{
"text": "There was an association in the popular mind of the city with crime and violence."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "connected with the ordinary people of a country",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The party still has widespread **popular support**."
},
{
"text": "a share of the **popular vote**"
},
{
"text": "The regime was overthrown by a **popular uprising**."
},
{
"text": "There was a popular outcry against the proposals."
},
{
"text": "There is a growing popular movement for democracy in the country."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the view or belief that most people hold",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities."
},
{
"text": "Conventional wisdom has it that all sense of community has gone, but that is not the case where I live."
},
{
"text": "The received wisdom is that the book is always better than the film."
},
{
"text": "Contrary to conventional wisdom, stress is not always a bad thing."
},
{
"text": "Popular wisdom has it that higher oil prices are bad for economic growth."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpɒpjələ(r)/",
"audio": "po/popular/popular__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpɑːpjələr/",
"audio": "po/popular/popular__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘prevalent among the general public’): from Latin popularis, from populus ‘people’. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent."
}