{
    "term": "calm",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not excited, nervous or upset",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It is important to **keep calm** in an emergency."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He always **stays calm** under pressure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to **remain calm**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her voice was surprisingly calm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was calm and cool in a crisis."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were impressed by her calm demeanour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city is calm again *(= free from trouble and fighting)* after yesterday's riots."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her voice was firm and perfectly calm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I may have appeared calm but I certainly didn't feel it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keep the patient calm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She seemed pretty calm about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sit down and keep calm!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pain had receded and he felt curiously calm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The voice sounded outwardly calm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You seem remarkably calm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He spoke in a reassuringly calm voice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She handled the situation with calm assurance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Strangely, she felt quite calm about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The golden rule of first aid is to stay calm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The talks took place in a calm and serious atmosphere."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about"],
                "phrases": ["calm and collected", "cool, calm and collected"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "without large waves",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The sea was **flat calm** *(= with no waves at all)*."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about"],
                "phrases": ["calm and collected", "cool, calm and collected"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "without wind",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a calm, cloudless day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weather was calm and dry."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Weather"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kɑːm/",
                "audio": "ca/calm/calm__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kɑːm/",
                "audio": "ca/calm/calm__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’."
}