{
    "term": "great",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "very good or pleasant",
            "sensetop": "it is great to do somethinggreat with somebody/something",
            "labels": "(informal)(ironic)(informal)(informal)(informal)(informal)(informal)(British English, informal)(informal, especially North American English)(informal)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's a great bloke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What a great goal!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had a **great time** in Madrid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should have come along. It was **great fun**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You've done a **great job**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think that's a **great idea**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a **great way** to meet new people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "New Zealand is a **great place** to live."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a **great opportunity** for us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He missed a **great chance** to score in the final minutes of the match."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's great to see you again.",
                    "contextForm": "it is great to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's great with the kids.",
                    "contextForm": "great with somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Why don't we order a pizza?’ ‘That sounds great.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I'll pick you up at seven.’ ‘That'll be great, thanks.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Oh great, they left without us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The food smells absolutely great."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're a great cook—this is delicious!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "That's really great news!"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["just", "really", "absolutely"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "much more than average in degree or quantity",
            "labels": "(ironic)(informal)(informal, non-standard)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This is a matter of **great importance.**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lack of clean drinking water is of **great concern**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The concert had been a **great success**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her death was a great shock to us all."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will be following his progress with **great interest**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the **greatest challenges** facing the world today"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These women represent a group at **greater risk** of developing particular cancers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take great care of it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You've been a great help."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You've been a great help, I must say *(= no help at all)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are all **to a great extent** the products of our culture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The problem is treated **in great detail** in the book."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The play was a very great success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't worry. It's no great problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They examined the figures in great detail."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become"],
                "adverb": ["very"],
                "phrases": ["great big", "no great"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "very large; much bigger than average in size or quantity",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A great crowd had gathered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People were arriving in **great numbers**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **great majority of** *(= most)* people seem to agree with this view."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He must have fallen from a great height."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lived to a great age."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become"],
                "adverb": ["very"],
                "phrases": ["great big", "no great"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to emphasize an adjective of size or quality",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was a **great big** pile of books on the table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He cut himself a great thick slice of cake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a great big hole in this sleeve."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become"],
                "adverb": ["very"],
                "phrases": ["great big", "no great"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "extremely good in ability or quality and therefore admired by many people",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Gary Kasparov, undoubtedly the **greatest** chess **player** of all time"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has been described as the world's greatest violinist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sherlock Holmes, the great detective"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Great art has the power to change lives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This represents a **great achievement**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a truly **great man**."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["really", "truly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "important and impressive",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The wedding was a great occasion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a **great day** for the city of Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**The great thing** is to get it done quickly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One great advantage of this metal is that it doesn't rust."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "having high status or a lot of influence",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **great powers** *(= important and powerful countries)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can make this country great again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Alexander the Great"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "in a very good state of physical or mental health",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She seemed in great spirits *(= very cheerful)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **feel great** today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don’t feel too great."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone's in great form."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're **looking great**. Marriage must suit you!"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["just", "really", "absolutely"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "able to do something well",
            "sensetop": "great at (doing) something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's great at chess."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "very suitable or useful for something",
            "sensetop": "great for doing somethinggreat for something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This gadget's great for opening jars.",
                    "contextForm": "great for doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try this cream—it's great for spots.",
                    "contextForm": "great for something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "used when you are emphasizing a particular description of somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We are great friends."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've never been a great reader *(= I do not read much)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a great talker, isn't she?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am a great admirer of your work."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "added to words for family members to show a further stage in relationship",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "my great-aunt *(= my father’s or mother’s aunt)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "her great-grandson *(= the grandson of her son or daughter)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "my great-great-grandfather *(= the grandfather of my grandfather)*"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "used in the names of animals or plants that are larger than similar kinds",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the great tit"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become"],
                "adverb": ["very"],
                "phrases": ["great big", "no great"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "used with the name of a city to describe an area that includes the centre of the city and a large area all round it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Greater London"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become"],
                "adverb": ["very"],
                "phrases": ["great big", "no great"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be doing something quickly and successfully",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Work is going great guns now."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be better or more effective as a group than you would think just by looking at the individual members of the group",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The team is greater than the sum of its parts."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something a lot; to enjoy something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's never been a great one for keeping in touch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're a great one for quizzes, aren't you?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be not very good, efficient, suitable, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "much; a lot",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's feeling a good deal better."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We don't see them a great deal *(= often)* these days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They spent a great deal of money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A good deal of research has been done on the subject."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "people who are very successful, admired and respected",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Universities around the world award honorary degrees to the great and the good."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "of all sizes or types",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "all creatures great and small"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to refer to where a particular person is imagined to go when they die or a thing when it is no longer working, similar to the place they were connected with on earth",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their pet rabbit had gone to the great rabbit hutch in the sky."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about something",
            "labels": "(informal, humorous)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something large and successful often begins in a very small way",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to put a lot of effort into doing something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something very carefully",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He always takes great pains with his lectures."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡreɪt/",
                "audio": "gr/great/great__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡreɪt/",
                "audio": "gr/great/great__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English grēat ‘big’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch groot and German gross."
}