{
    "term": "eligible",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who is eligible for something or to do something, is able to have or do it because they have the right qualifications, are the right age, etc.",
            "sensetop": "eligible (for something)eligible (to do something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Only those over 70 are eligible for the special payment.",
                    "contextForm": "eligible (for something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new regulations made a lot of prisoners eligible for early release."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You are not considered eligible for legal aid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When are you eligible to vote in your country?",
                    "contextForm": "eligible (to do something)"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an eligible young man or woman is thought to be a good choice as a husband/wife, usually because they are rich or attractive",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈelɪdʒəbl/",
                "audio": "el/eligible/eligible__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈelɪdʒəbl/",
                "audio": "el/eligible/eligible__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via French from late Latin eligibilis, from Latin eligere ‘choose’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’."
}