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{
"term": "protective",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "providing or intended to provide protection",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Workers should wear full **protective clothing**."
},
{
"text": "a protective layer of varnish"
},
{
"text": "The ozone layer forms a protective barrier against the sun's rays."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having or showing a wish to protect somebody/something",
"sensetop": "protective towards somebody/somethingprotective of somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He put a protective arm around her shoulders."
},
{
"text": "She had been fiercely protective towards him as a teenager.",
"contextForm": "protective towards somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "He was extremely protective of his role as advisor.",
"contextForm": "protective of somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "Lionesses are fiercely protective of their young."
},
{
"text": "She felt suddenly very protective towards her mother."
},
{
"text": "an overly protective father"
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "become"],
"adverb": ["fiercely", "highly", "very"],
"preposition": ["of", "towards/toward"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "intended to give an advantage to your own country’s industry",
"examples": [
{
"text": "protective tariffs"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/prəˈtektɪv/",
"audio": "pr/protective/protective__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/prəˈtektɪv/",
"audio": "pr/protective/protective__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}