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{
"term": "significantly",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "in a way that is large or important enough to have an effect on something or to be noticed",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**significantly higher/lower/larger/smaller**"
},
{
"text": "The two sets of figures are not **significantly different**."
},
{
"text": "to **differ/vary/change significantly**"
},
{
"text": "**significantly greater/better**"
},
{
"text": "**significantly more/less/fewer**"
},
{
"text": "Profits have **increased significantly** over the past few years."
},
{
"text": "The high school dropout rate has **significantly decreased** since then."
},
{
"text": "The risks can be **significantly reduced** by paying close attention to diet and lifestyle."
},
{
"text": "Your decision will **significantly affect** your future."
},
{
"text": "These services will **significantly improve** the quality of life for older people in the area."
},
{
"text": "Einstein **contributed significantly** to the early development of quantum mechanics."
},
{
"text": "Food prices are significantly lower in the US."
},
{
"text": "Results showed that depression was significantly related to traumatic life events."
},
{
"text": "Variation in dialect was not significantly correlated with geographical distance."
},
{
"text": "Constant use of alcohol significantly alters the structure of the brain."
},
{
"text": "All traditional risk factors were significantly associated with both outcomes."
}
],
"topics": ["Change, cause and effect"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "in a way that has a particular meaning",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Significantly, he did not deny that there might be an election."
},
{
"text": "Perhaps significantly, many of their illegal activities were not considered as crime."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "in a way that has a special or secret meaning",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She paused significantly before she answered."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/",
"audio": "si/significantly/significantly__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/",
"audio": "si/significantly/significantly__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}