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{
"term": "realistic",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "accepting in a sensible way what it is actually possible to do or achieve in a particular situation",
"sensetop": "realistic about somethingit is realistic (for somebody) to do something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a realistic assessment/approach/view"
},
{
"text": "We have to be realistic about our chances of winning.",
"contextForm": "realistic about something"
},
{
"text": "It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money.",
"contextForm": "it is realistic (for somebody) to do something"
},
{
"text": "It would not be realistic for the Government to demand a pay freeze in the sector at this point."
},
{
"text": "He was realistic enough to know this success could not last."
},
{
"text": "My friends were quite realistic about my problems."
},
{
"text": "You're not being very realistic in your expectations."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "keep something"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "very", "fairly"],
"preposition": ["about", "in"],
"phrases": ["it is not realistic to expect, think, etc. something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "sensible and appropriate; possible to achieve",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a realistic prospect/chance/possibility"
},
{
"text": "a realistic alternative/option"
},
{
"text": "The important thing is to have realistic expectations about what you can and can't accomplish."
},
{
"text": "We must set realistic goals."
},
{
"text": "a realistic target"
},
{
"text": "If you want to retain good employees, you have to pay a realistic salary."
},
{
"text": "Try to keep your ambitions realistic."
},
{
"text": "This report takes a much more realistic view of the situation."
}
],
"synonyms": "feasible, viable",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "keep something"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "very", "fairly"],
"preposition": ["about", "in"],
"phrases": ["it is not realistic to expect, think, etc. something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "representing things as they are in real life",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a realistic portrayal/depiction/picture"
},
{
"text": "She made a very realistic drawing of a horse."
},
{
"text": "We try to make these training courses as realistic as possible."
},
{
"text": "The realistic graphics really bring the game to life."
},
{
"text": "his grimly realistic first novel about life as a child in a care home"
},
{
"text": "You could make the hands a little more realistic."
},
{
"text": "beautifully drawn, highly realistic flowers"
},
{
"text": "The special effects seem very realistic."
}
],
"topics": ["Art", "Literature and writing"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk//ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk/",
"audio": "re/realistic/realistic__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk/",
"audio": "re/realistic/realistic__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}