{
    "term": "loyal",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "remaining constant in your support of somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "loyal to somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **loyal friend/supporter**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has always **remained loyal** to her political principles.",
                    "contextForm": "loyal to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is one of the president's most loyal supporters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has been a good and loyal friend to me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The staff were intensely loyal and hard-working."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "true",
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "remain", "stay"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fiercely", "intensely"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɔɪəl/",
                "audio": "lo/loyal/loyal__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɔɪəl/",
                "audio": "lo/loyal/loyal__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French, via Old French loial from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- ‘law’."
}