{
    "term": "considerable",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "great in amount, size, importance, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Damage to the building was considerable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Considerable progress has been made in finding a cure for the disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They can run quite considerable distances."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Caring for elderly relatives requires considerable moral courage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animal was in considerable distress."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "significant"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɪdərəbl/",
                "audio": "xc/considerable/xconsiderable__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɪdərəbl/",
                "audio": "xc/considerable/xconsiderable__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘capable of being considered’): from medieval Latin considerabilis ‘worthy of consideration’, from Latin considerare ‘examine’, perhaps based on sidus, sider- ‘star’."
}