{
    "term": "desirable",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing",
            "sensetop": "It is desirable that… It is desirable (for somebody) (to do something)",
            "labels": "(formal)(British English)(especially North American English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Such measures are desirable, if not essential."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house has many desirable features."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Experience of computers is highly desirable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is desirable that interest rates should be reduced.",
                    "contextForm": "It is desirable that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is desirable that interest rates be reduced."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is no longer desirable for such young children to take formal written tests.",
                    "contextForm": "It is desirable (for somebody) (to do something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A new direction was felt desirable for both parties."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is clearly desirable that domestic and European law should be compatible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is clearly desirable to have a common set of principles throughout the industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This kind of work is seen as desirable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An end to the hostilities remains a highly desirable objective."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a desirable home/​feature/​residence/​property/​area"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["eminently", "extremely", "highly"],
                "phrases": ["it is desirable that…"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "causing other people to feel sexual desire",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She suddenly saw herself as a desirable young woman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He found her intensely desirable."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "find somebody"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "very", "sexually"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzaɪərəbl/",
                "audio": "de/desirable/desirable__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzaɪərəbl/",
                "audio": "de/desirable/desirable__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, suggested by Latin desiderabilis, from desiderare ‘to desire’, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’."
}