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{
"term": "superior",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "better in quality than somebody/something else; greater than somebody/something else",
"sensetop": "superior to somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**vastly superior**"
},
{
"text": "superior intelligence"
},
{
"text": "Liverpool were clearly the superior team."
},
{
"text": "This model is technically superior to its competitors.",
"contextForm": "superior to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "She felt socially superior to most of her neighbours."
},
{
"text": "The enemy won because of their superior numbers *(= there were more of them)*."
},
{
"text": "The house was altogether superior to the kind of thing most men of Adam's age could aspire to."
},
{
"text": "The new products are far superior to the old ones."
},
{
"text": "What is it that makes this technique superior?"
},
{
"text": "They defeated a greatly superior Roman army."
},
{
"text": "the numerically superior British forces"
},
{
"text": "All their wines are of a superior quality."
},
{
"text": "Her superior intellect makes her the ideal candidate for the position."
},
{
"text": "This computer is technically superior to the others, but it's not as user-friendly."
},
{
"text": "They see themselves as being morally superior to people of other faiths."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "prove (yourself)"],
"adverb": ["clearly", "distinctly", "far"],
"preposition": ["in", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "higher in rank, importance or position",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "my superior officer"
},
{
"text": "superior status"
},
{
"text": "a superior court of law"
},
{
"text": "I'll need to check with my superior officer."
},
{
"text": "In feudal society, a superior status was accorded to the land-owning aristocrats."
}
],
"topics": ["People in society"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "prove (yourself)"],
"adverb": ["clearly", "distinctly", "far"],
"preposition": ["in", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "showing by your behaviour that you think you are better than others",
"labels": "(disapproving)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a superior manner"
},
{
"text": "He always looks so superior."
},
{
"text": "Michael's superior air had begun to annoy her."
},
{
"text": "Simon behaved in a rather superior way."
}
],
"synonyms": "arrogant"
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "of very good quality; better than other similar things",
"examples": [
{
"text": "superior apartments"
},
{
"text": "The hotel offers superior accommodation and leisure facilities."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/suːˈpɪəriə(r)/",
"audio": "su/superior/superior__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/suːˈpɪriər/",
"audio": "su/superior/superior__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’."
}