{
    "term": "careful",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid hurting yourself, damaging something or doing something wrong",
            "sensetop": "careful to do somethingcareful not to do somethingcareful when/what/how, etc.careful of/with somethingcareful about somethingcareful about doing somethingcareful (that)…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Be careful!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was careful to keep out of sight.",
                    "contextForm": "careful to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's been careful to avoid significant debt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be careful not to wake the baby.",
                    "contextForm": "careful not to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must be careful when handling chemicals.",
                    "contextForm": "careful when/what/how, etc."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be careful what you say."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please be careful with my glasses *(= Don't break them)*.",
                    "contextForm": "careful of/with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be careful of the traffic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a young actor, you have to be extremely careful about the roles you accept.",
                    "contextForm": "careful about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’m very careful about washing my hands before eating *(= I make sure I do it)*.",
                    "contextForm": "careful about doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be careful you don't bump your head.",
                    "contextForm": "careful (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be particularly careful when swimming in the lake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bitter past experience had made her careful of what she confided to Nadia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's very careful of his reputation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was quite careful about how she spoke to him."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "make somebody"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "of", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "giving a lot of attention to details",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "After **careful consideration** we have decided to offer you the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A successful party requires **careful planning**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He praised the **careful attention** to detail shown by the report's authors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a careful analysis of the evidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Careful study of finds from archaeological sites has confirmed this theory."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a very careful piece of work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A careful examination of the facts suggests a different conclusion."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not spending money on things that are unimportant",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His mother had always been careful with money."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to warn somebody that they should take care to avoid danger or problems",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't stay out in the sun for too long—you can't be too careful."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkeəfl/",
                "audio": "ca/careful/careful__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkerfl/",
                "audio": "ca/careful/careful__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English carful (see care, -ful)."
}