{
    "term": "essential",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "completely necessary; extremely important in a particular situation or for a particular activity",
            "sensetop": "essential to somethingessential for somethingit is essential to do somethingit is essential for somebody/something to do somethingit is essential that…",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **essential part/feature** of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **essential element/ingredient/component** of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The local government is not able to provide **essential services** such as gas, water and electricity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Vitamins play an **essential role **in many body processes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The museum is closed while essential repairs are being carried out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The charity will be taking food and essential supplies to six refugee camps."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This book is essential reading for all nature lovers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All events are free, but booking is essential."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Money is not essential to happiness.",
                    "contextForm": "essential to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Experience is essential for this job.",
                    "contextForm": "essential for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is essential to keep the two groups separate.",
                    "contextForm": "it is essential to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is **absolutely essential **for all those involved in education to be computer-literate",
                    "contextForm": "it is essential for somebody/something to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is essential that you have some experience.",
                    "contextForm": "it is essential that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Although useful, the accessories are by no means essential."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Diet is crucial; exercise is equally essential."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you consider these textbooks essential for the course?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He believed that some form of religion was essential to human life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Increased competition makes it essential for the business to innovate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is becoming almost essential for students to have a second language."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the skills essential for success"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Listening to people's concerns is an essential part of my job."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["really", "truly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "connected with the most important aspect or basic nature of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The essential difference between Sara and me is in our attitude to money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He describes what he thinks is the essential nature of America."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The essential character of the town has been destroyed by the new road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film captures an essential truth of adolescence"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈsenʃl/",
                "audio": "es/essential/essential__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈsenʃl/",
                "audio": "es/essential/essential__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘in the highest degree’): from late Latin essentialis, from Latin essentia, from esse ‘be’."
}