{
    "term": "acceptable",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "agreed or approved of by most people in a society",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Children must learn **socially acceptable** behaviour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is **perfectly acceptable** for you as an employee to say no."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are all political groups equally acceptable?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These actions cannot be considered remotely acceptable in a civilized society."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This crosses the boundaries of acceptable conduct."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a grammatically acceptable sentence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "socially acceptable terminology"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children have to learn what is acceptable behaviour and what is not."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Divorce is much more socially acceptable than it used to be."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's just not acceptable to keep people locked up for so long without trial."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need laws that are morally acceptable as well as effective."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["highly", "very", "completely"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the boundaries of acceptable…",
                    "the bounds of acceptable…",
                    "the limits of acceptable…"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "that somebody agrees is of a good enough standard or allowed",
            "sensetop": "acceptable to somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "For this course a pass in English at grade B is acceptable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want a political solution that is **acceptable to all parties**.",
                    "contextForm": "acceptable to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is possible to find a solution that is **acceptable to both sides**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most people found the drink's taste to be highly acceptable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her breeding and background made her eminently acceptable in royal circles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Yogurt is a perfectly acceptable substitute for cream in cooking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a compromise that is acceptable to both sides"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an attempt to make the reforms acceptable to both sides"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the only national newspaper even remotely acceptable to the left wing"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We must come up with a solution that our customers will find acceptable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you think their offer is acceptable, we'll carry on with the sale."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement", "Permission and obligation"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["highly", "very", "completely"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the boundaries of acceptable…",
                    "the bounds of acceptable…",
                    "the limits of acceptable…"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not very good but good enough",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The food was acceptable, but no more."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Inspectors found that teaching standards were acceptable, but could be improved."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əkˈseptəbl/",
                "audio": "ac/acceptable/acceptable__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əkˈseptəbl/",
                "audio": "ac/acceptable/acceptable__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin acceptabilis, from acceptare, frequentative of accipere ‘take something to oneself’, from ad- ‘to’ + capere ‘take’."
}