{
    "term": "manner",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "behaviour that is considered to be polite in a particular society or culture",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to have **good/bad manners**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **has no manners** *(= behaves very badly)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could at least have the good manners to let me know she won’t be able to attend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These children need to learn some manners."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now sit down and eat and **mind your manners**!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Didn't your parents teach you any manners?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her lack of manners is appalling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I disliked him but I knew my manners so I answered his question."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm sorry—I was forgetting my manners. Can I offer you a drink?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not good manners to stare at people."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "impeccable", "perfect"],
                "verb + manners": ["have", "show", "teach somebody"],
                "phrases": [
                    "have the good manners to do something",
                    "have the manners to do something",
                    "a lack of manners"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the way that something is done or happens",
            "sensetop": "in a… manner",
            "labels": "(formal)(formal)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She answered in a businesslike manner.",
                    "contextForm": "in a… manner"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All claims must be settled in a professional and timely manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The manner in which the decision was announced was extremely regrettable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A camera works **in a similar manner to** the eye."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Energy bills are calculated in a transparent manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Chemical waste must be disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Files have been stored in such a haphazard manner that they are impossible to find."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He told her in no uncertain manner that her actions were unacceptable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She accused the teacher of not acting in a professional manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was behaving in a highly suspicious manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I did my best to behave in the appropriate manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The authoritative manner in which she talked concealed her ignorance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dispute could have been handled in a more constructive manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You are not approaching the problem in the correct manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your complaint should be dealt with in an efficient manner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He answered in such an off-hand manner that I wondered if he'd misheard me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cause and manner of death are currently being investigated."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["conventional", "normal", "standard"],
                "verb + manner": ["have", "adopt", "act in"],
                "manner + verb": ["change", "suggest something"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in a/​the manner",
                    "in the manner of",
                    "in your manner"
                ],
                "phrases": ["in a timely manner", "in no uncertain manner"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the way that somebody behaves towards other people",
            "sensetop": "in a… manner (towards somebody)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to have an aggressive/a friendly/a relaxed manner"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His manner was polite but cool."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She behaved in a threatening manner towards her mother.",
                    "contextForm": "in a… manner (towards somebody)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her brusque manner concealed a caring nature."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His manner changed abruptly when he heard how much I wanted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her no-nonsense manner gave her the reputation of being a good doctor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was not as loutish as his manner suggested."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was something in her manner that I found very irritating."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["conventional", "normal", "standard"],
                "verb + manner": ["have", "adopt", "act in"],
                "manner + verb": ["change", "suggest something"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in a/​the manner",
                    "in the manner of",
                    "in your manner"
                ],
                "phrases": ["in a timely manner", "in no uncertain manner"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the habits and customs of a particular group of people",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the social morals and manners of the seventeenth century"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "many different types of people or things",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The problem can be solved in all manner of ways."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He enjoyed interacting with all manner of different people."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a style that is typical of somebody/something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a painting in the manner of Raphael"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you think about it in a particular way; true in some but not all ways",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All these points of view are related, in a manner of speaking."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "as if something is natural for you and you have done it many times in the past",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She adapted to life on the estate as if to the manner born."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "what kind of…",
            "labels": "(formal or literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What manner of man could do such a terrible thing?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmænə(r)/",
                "audio": "ma/manner/manner__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmænər/",
                "audio": "ma/manner/manner__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French maniere, based on Latin manuarius ‘of the hand’, from manus ‘hand’."
}