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{
"term": "practical",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theories",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to have gained **practical experience** of the work"
},
{
"text": "He offered her some **practical advice**."
},
{
"text": "What are the **practical implications** of the proposal?"
},
{
"text": "There are some obvious **practical applications** of the research."
},
{
"text": "**In practical terms**, it means spending less."
},
{
"text": "From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live."
},
{
"text": "Yoga helps with **practical matters** such as injury prevention."
},
{
"text": "Of how much **practical use** was the conference?"
},
{
"text": "Try to find a course which will allow you to develop the **practical skills** employers want."
},
{
"text": "The fog could present some practical difficulties."
},
{
"text": "I'll do something practical now and answer some mail."
},
{
"text": "It's time to get practical!"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "right or sensible; likely to be successful",
"sensetop": "practical to do somethingpractical for somebody (to do something)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I soon realized that it would have been more practical to walk.",
"contextForm": "practical to do something"
},
{
"text": "It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend.",
"contextForm": "practical for somebody (to do something)"
},
{
"text": "It was difficult to find a **practical solution** to the problem."
},
{
"text": "The government is taking **practical steps** to deal with this issue."
},
{
"text": "Travel by boat was often faster and more practical than travel along the primitive roads."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "useful or suitable",
"sensetop": "practical for (doing) something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a practical little car, ideal for the city"
},
{
"text": "Cool, loose-fitting clothes are practical in a hot climate."
},
{
"text": "a briefcase that is practical for both travelling and days at the office",
"contextForm": "practical for (doing) something"
},
{
"text": "a feature that makes the system more practical"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "sensible and realistic",
"sensetop": "practical about something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Let's be practical and work out the cost first."
},
{
"text": "He always adopted a severely practical tone."
},
{
"text": "Sarah is quite practical about love and relationships.",
"contextForm": "practical about something"
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "good at making or repairing things",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house."
}
],
"synonyms": "handy"
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "almost complete or total",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She married a practical stranger."
},
{
"text": "They’re a practical certainty to win the game."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used when you are stating what the reality of a situation is",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpræktɪkl/",
"audio": "pr/practical/practical__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpræktɪkl/",
"audio": "pr/practical/practical__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action’, from prattein ‘do, act’) + -al."
}