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{
"term": "reality",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the true situation and the problems that actually exist in life, in contrast to how you would like life to be",
"sensetop": "reality that…",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She refuses to **face reality**."
},
{
"text": "You're **out of touch with reality.**"
},
{
"text": "The reality is that there is not enough money to pay for this project."
},
{
"text": "They seemed to have the perfect marriage but the reality was very different."
},
{
"text": "I'm having a hard time adjusting to the reality of this situation."
},
{
"text": "He needs to **accept the reality** that his time in this job is over.",
"contextForm": "reality that…"
},
{
"text": "She has a rather tenuous grasp of reality."
},
{
"text": "He has no illusions about the underlying reality of army life."
},
{
"text": "I don't think you understand the reality of the situation."
},
{
"text": "Most comedy relies on distorting reality."
},
{
"text": "Most people's ideas of the disease do not have much to do with the reality."
},
{
"text": "Painters at the time were largely concerned with reproducing external reality."
},
{
"text": "She will have to face reality sooner or later."
},
{
"text": "The movie portrays a kind of alternate reality."
},
{
"text": "We were faced with the awful reality of having nowhere to live."
},
{
"text": "a book that captures the reality of life during wartime"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["sad", "sobering", "unfortunate"],
"verb + reality": ["become", "make something", "accept"],
"reality + noun": ["check", "television", "TV"],
"preposition": ["in reality", "reality of"],
"phrases": [
"a grasp of reality",
"a grasp on reality",
"a perception of reality"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a thing that is actually experienced or seen, in contrast to what people might imagine",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Will time travel ever **become a reality**?"
},
{
"text": "The paperless office is still far from being a reality."
},
{
"text": "As children they experienced **the harsh realities of** life."
},
{
"text": "This decision **reflects the realities** of the political situation."
},
{
"text": "Politicians should not ignore economic realities for short-term political gain."
},
{
"text": "It took five years to **make** her idea **a reality**."
},
{
"text": "Money is the key to turning dreams into a reality."
},
{
"text": "the practical realities of running a children's home"
},
{
"text": "the harsh economic realities of life as a student"
},
{
"text": "The novel describes the harsh realities of racism and life on the road."
},
{
"text": "They are out of touch with the realities of modern warfare."
},
{
"text": "One day her dream will become a reality."
},
{
"text": "It's our task to make the proposals a reality."
},
{
"text": "I don't think you have quite grasped the realities of our situation!"
},
{
"text": "Her parents always tried to shield her from the realities of the world."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["sad", "sobering", "unfortunate"],
"verb + reality": ["become", "make something", "accept"],
"reality + noun": ["check", "television", "TV"],
"preposition": ["in reality", "reality of"],
"phrases": [
"a grasp of reality",
"a grasp on reality",
"a perception of reality"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "television/shows, etc. that use real people (not actors) in real situations, presented as entertainment",
"sensetop": "reality television/TV/shows/series/contestants",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the reality show ‘Survivor’"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that a situation is different from what has just been said or from what people believe",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Outwardly she seemed confident but in reality she felt extremely nervous."
},
{
"text": "In reality, human beings and dinosaurs never lived on earth at the same time."
},
{
"text": "The media portray her as happy and successful, but in reality she has a difficult life."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/riˈæləti/",
"audio": "re/reality/reality__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/riˈæləti/",
"audio": "re/reality/reality__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: via French from medieval Latin realitas, from late Latin realis ‘relating to things’, from Latin res ‘thing’."
}