{
    "term": "comfort",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the state of being physically relaxed and free from pain; the state of having a pleasant life, with everything that you need",
            "sensetop": "in comfortin the comfort of somethingfrom the comfort of somethingfor comfort",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The hotel offers a high standard of comfort and service."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I didn't want to leave the comfort of my bed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had enough money to live in comfort in their old age.",
                    "contextForm": "in comfort"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Watch the latest movies **in the comfort of** your own **home**.",
                    "contextForm": "in the comfort of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "From the comfort of your own armchair, you can witness all the action live.",
                    "contextForm": "from the comfort of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I dress for comfort rather than elegance.",
                    "contextForm": "for comfort"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These tennis shoes are designed for comfort and performance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's beginning to find a **comfort level** with his teammates now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He enjoys dangerous sports from the comfort of his couch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I like to travel in reasonable comfort."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Learn a new language in the comfort of your own home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They live in modest comfort."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a quilted cover for added comfort"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "great", "maximum"],
                "comfort + noun": ["level", "zone"],
                "preposition": ["for comfort", "in comfort", "comfort of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a degree of comfort",
                    "a standard of comfort",
                    "in the comfort of your own home"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a feeling of not suffering or worrying so much; a feeling of being less unhappy",
            "sensetop": "comfort to somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I tried to offer a few words of comfort."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His words were **of little comfort** in the circumstances."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **take comfort from** somebody’s words"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His family can draw some comfort from the fact that the two men accused of his murder have pleaded guilty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We know that they will **find comfort in** the knowledge that she died doing the job she loved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The announcement of a few new jobs will provide scant comfort to their many recently redundant employees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If **it's any comfort** to you, I'm in the same situation.",
                    "contextForm": "comfort to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I drew comfort from her words."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His kind words brought some comfort to the grieving parents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need all the comfort I can get right now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She found comfort in music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sought comfort in each other."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We took great comfort from the fact that our savings were safe."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "little", "small"],
                "… of comfort": ["crumb", "word"],
                "verb + comfort": ["bring somebody", "give somebody", "offer somebody"],
                "comfort + noun": ["food"],
                "preposition": ["comfort in"],
                "phrases": ["a source of comfort"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person or thing that helps you when you are suffering, worried or unhappy",
            "sensetop": "comfort to somebodyit is a comfort to do somethingit is a comfort to somebody to do somethingit is a comfort that…it is a comfort to somebody that…",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her being with me was such a comfort."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children have been a **great comfort** to me through all of this.",
                    "contextForm": "comfort to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a comfort to know that she is safe.",
                    "contextForm": "it is a comfort to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a comfort to her to know that I was never far away.",
                    "contextForm": "it is a comfort to somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In some ways it's a comfort that they died together.",
                    "contextForm": "it is a comfort that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It will be a comfort to her family that justice has been done.",
                    "contextForm": "it is a comfort to somebody that…"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great"],
                "preposition": ["comfort to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a thing that makes your life easier or more comfortable",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The hotel has all modern comforts/every modern comfort."
                },
                {
                    "text": "material comforts *(= money and possessions)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She desperately missed her home comforts while camping."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is someone who would take the comforts of home over the bright lights of Hollywood."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["modern", "creature", "home"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "so near that it is uncomfortable or dangerous",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When she leaves the stage, the fans can get a little too close for comfort."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They got the win but it was a tight match, definitely too close for comfort."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌmfət/",
                "audio": "co/comfort/comfort__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌmfərt/",
                "audio": "co/comfort/comfort__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a noun, in the senses ‘strengthening, support, consolation’; as a verb, in the senses ‘strengthen, give support, console’): from Old French confort (noun), conforter (verb), from late Latin confortare ‘strengthen’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + Latin fortis ‘strong’. The sense ‘something producing physical ease’ arose in the mid 17th cent."
}