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{
"term": "surprising",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "causing surprise",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It’s not surprising (that) they lost."
},
{
"text": "The frequency of such bad weather is **hardly surprising** given how far north we are."
},
{
"text": "A **surprising number of** people came."
},
{
"text": "We had a surprising amount in common."
},
{
"text": "It's surprising what people will do for money."
},
{
"text": "It’s surprising how many people applied for the job."
},
{
"text": "I find that rather surprising."
},
{
"text": "It is hardly surprising that these stories continue to circulate."
},
{
"text": "In the light of these changes, it is not surprising to find regional variations in unemployment."
},
{
"text": "It is surprising how quickly rumours spread."
},
{
"text": "For a big man, he could move with surprising speed."
},
{
"text": "The surprising thing is how little it costs."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "make something"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/",
"audio": "su/surprising/surprising__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/",
"audio": "su/surprising/surprising__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}