{
    "term": "human",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "of or connected with people rather than animals, machines or gods",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **human body/brain**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a terrible loss of **human life**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**human development/activity/behaviour**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Human remains** *(= the body of a dead person)* were found inside the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Contact with other people is a basic **human need**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This food is not fit for **human consumption**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the greatest leaders in **human history**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He tried to use a bystander as a human shield."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Firefighters formed a **human chain** *(= a line of people)* to carry the children to safety."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After washing her face, she felt **almost human** *(= like her normal self)* again."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "showing the weaknesses and desires that are typical of people, which means that other people should not criticize the person too much",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "human weaknesses/failings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It's only human** to want the best for your children."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "having the same feelings and emotions as most ordinary people",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's really very human when you get to know him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps she's human after all, he thought."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The public is always attracted to politicians who have **the human touch** *(= the ability to make ordinary people feel relaxed when they meet them)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who is involved in a subject, issue, etc. and makes it easier for ordinary people to understand and have sympathy with it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He is the human face of party politics."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "kind behaviour, considered to be natural to humans",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "that considers the needs of ordinary people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This was science with a human face."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhjuːmən/",
                "audio": "hu/human/human__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhjuːmən/",
                "audio": "hu/human/human__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English humaine, from Old French humain(e), from Latin humanus, from homo ‘man, human being’. The present spelling became usual in the 18th cent.; compare with humane."
}