{
    "term": "bold",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "brave and confident; not afraid to say what you feel or to take risks",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was a bold move on their part to open a business in France."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Few people have been bold enough to criticize the manager."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bold and fearless warrior"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in a thick, dark type",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Highlight the important words in bold type."
                },
                {
                    "text": "bold lettering"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "that can be easily seen; having a strong clear appearance",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the bold outline of a mountain against the sky"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She paints with bold strokes of the brush."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The furniture was painted in bold, primary colours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bold black and yellow sign"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used especially when politely asking a question or making a suggestion which you hope will not offend anyone (although it may criticize them slightly)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If I may be so bold as to suggest that he made a mistake in his calculations…"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "without showing any respect, shame or fear",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She marched in here, bold as brass, and demanded a pay rise."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bəʊld/",
                "audio": "bo/bold/bold__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bəʊld/",
                "audio": "bo/bold/bold__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English bald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boud and to German bald ‘soon’."
}