{
    "term": "astonishing",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very surprising; difficult to believe",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She ran 100m in an astonishing 10.6 seconds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I find it absolutely astonishing that you didn't like it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "During this period London grew at an astonishing rate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was an astonishing way for a team captain to behave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She coped with the press with astonishing skill for a 19-year-old."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The painting was sold at auction for an astonishing $30 million."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Then he had an astonishing piece of luck."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "amazing",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "find something"],
                "adverb": ["really", "truly", "absolutely"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/",
                "audio": "as/astonishing/astonishing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/",
                "audio": "as/astonishing/astonishing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}