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{
"term": "rich",
"partOfSpeech": "adjectivenoun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "having a lot of money or property",
"labels": "(slang)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's one of the richest women in the world."
},
{
"text": "to **get/grow/become rich**"
},
{
"text": "Nobody gets rich from writing nowadays."
},
{
"text": "She longed to be **rich and famous**."
},
{
"text": "He was born in a rich and powerful family."
},
{
"text": "to be **filthy/stinking** *(= extremely)* **rich**"
},
{
"text": "It was mean of her only to give £1—she's filthy rich, you know."
},
{
"text": "Doughty's genius made him fabulously rich but he never changed his style of life."
},
{
"text": "people who want to get rich quickly"
},
{
"text": "a newly rich businessman"
},
{
"text": "Very few people get rich from writing nowadays."
},
{
"text": "This discovery never made her rich."
}
],
"topics": ["Money", "People in society"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "people who have a lot of money or property",
"cefr": "b1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's a favourite resort for the rich and famous."
}
],
"topics": ["People in society"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standard",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the richest countries/economies/nations"
},
{
"text": "The system still favours the economies of richer nations."
},
{
"text": "Rich countries can afford to spend more on the environment."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "containing or providing a large supply of something",
"sensetop": "rich in something",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Oranges are rich in vitamin C.",
"contextForm": "rich in something"
},
{
"text": "The area is rich in wildlife."
},
{
"text": "Russia is hugely rich in oil and gas."
},
{
"text": "The animation is amazingly rich in detail."
},
{
"text": "The country is rich in natural resources."
},
{
"text": "His novels are a rich source of material for the movie industry."
},
{
"text": "iron-rich rocks"
},
{
"text": "the exceptionally rich fishing grounds of the North Pacific"
},
{
"text": "Several major US companies have set up in the country in order to tap into the rich vein of talent available."
},
{
"text": "Ours is a world rich with possibilities."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "very interesting and full of variety",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the region’s **rich history** and culture"
},
{
"text": "She leads a rich and varied life."
},
{
"text": "a culturally rich nation"
},
{
"text": "the **rich** architectural **heritage** of India"
},
{
"text": "This story emphasizes the **rich** African **tradition** of oral history."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "containing a lot of fat, butter, eggs, etc. and making you feel full quickly",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a rich, creamy sauce"
},
{
"text": "a rich chocolate cake"
},
{
"text": "The chocolate orange fondant was too rich for me."
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["very", "wonderfully"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "containing the substances that make it good for growing plants in",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a rich, well-drained soil"
},
{
"text": "rich farming land"
}
],
"synonyms": "fertile"
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "strong or deep; very beautiful or attractive",
"examples": [
{
"text": "rich dark reds"
},
{
"text": "the rich sound of the organ"
},
{
"text": "The wine gives the dish a wonderfully rich aroma."
},
{
"text": "The sun-dried tomatoes give the dish a wonderfully rich flavour."
},
{
"text": "The colour of the flower is a rich deep red."
},
{
"text": "the rich tones of autumn"
},
{
"text": "Her rich contralto voice filled the concert hall."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "expensive and beautiful",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The rooms were decorated with rich fabrics."
}
],
"synonyms": "sumptuous"
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "used to say that a criticism somebody makes is surprising and not reasonable, because they have the same fault",
"labels": "(especially British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Me? Lazy? That's rich, coming from you!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to get a lot of money, especially suddenly or unexpectedly",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪtʃ/",
"audio": "ri/rich/rich__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪtʃ/",
"audio": "ri/rich/rich__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English rīce ‘powerful, wealthy’, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch rijk and German reich; ultimately from Celtic; reinforced in Middle English by Old French riche ‘rich, powerful’."
}