{
    "term": "aggressive",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "angry, and behaving in a threatening way; ready to attack",
            "sensetop": "aggressive towards somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Seals have been known to exhibit **aggressive behaviour** towards swimmers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They **became** increasingly **aggressive** as the evening wore on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's no need to get aggressive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She warned that her dog was aggressive towards strangers.",
                    "contextForm": "aggressive towards somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a dangerous aggressive dog"
                },
                {
                    "text": "That was an unnecessarily aggressive response."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their new approach is less openly aggressive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can watching violence on TV make children more aggressive?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a teenager I could be aggressive and moody."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important at all times to discourage aggressive behaviour in young children."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["towards/​toward", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "determined and acting with force in order to succeed",
            "sensetop": "aggressive in somethingaggressive in doing something",
            "labels": "(sometimes disapproving)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a very **aggressive** advertising **campaign**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to get more aggressive in our approach.",
                    "contextForm": "aggressive in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The firm is extremely aggressive in seeking new markets.",
                    "contextForm": "aggressive in doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A good salesperson has to be aggressive in today's competitive market."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was put off by her aggressive sales pitch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He thrilled the crowd with his aggressive driving style on the track."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the company's highly aggressive marketing techniques"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["towards/​toward", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "developing quickly and difficult to treat",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Doctors diagnosed her with a rare and aggressive cancer, which was feared to be incurable."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "using all possible treatment options in order to extend somebody’s life",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Nicholas was diagnosed with the rare disease in November and has undergone aggressive treatments since then."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡresɪv/",
                "audio": "ag/aggressive/aggressive__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡresɪv/",
                "audio": "ag/aggressive/aggressive__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 19th cent.: from Latin aggress- ‘attacked’ (from the verb aggredi) + -ive; compare with French agressif, -ive."
}