{
    "term": "definite",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "sure or certain; unlikely to change",
            "sensetop": "definite that…for definite",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can you give me a definite answer by tomorrow?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "No definite conclusions can be drawn from this study."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is it definite that he's leaving?",
                    "contextForm": "definite that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've heard rumours, but nothing definite."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not sure—I can find out for definite if you like.",
                    "contextForm": "for definite"
                },
                {
                    "text": "That's definite then, is it?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have they made you a definite offer of a job?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has very definite views on this subject."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need a definite yes or no."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "easily or clearly seen or understood; obvious",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The look on her face was a definite sign that something was wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a definite feeling that things were getting worse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a definite plus/advantage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a definite improvement in the sound"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "clear"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "sure that something is true or that something is going to happen and stating it to other people",
            "sensetop": "definite about somethingdefinite that…",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm definite about this.",
                    "contextForm": "definite about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was pretty definite about the price."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was definite that they weren't coming till next week.",
                    "contextForm": "definite that…"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdefɪnət/",
                "audio": "de/definite/definite__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdefɪnət/",
                "audio": "de/definite/definite__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin definitus ‘defined, set within limits’, past participle of definire, from de- (expressing completion) + finire ‘finish’."
}