{
    "term": "massive",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "very large, heavy and solid",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a massive rock"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the massive walls of the castle"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keith shrugged his massive shoulders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could see the whole massive bulk of the cathedral."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "extremely large or serious",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The government put massive amounts of money into the health service."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Chancellor is to announce a massive increase in spending."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These farmers grow crops on a massive scale."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He suffered a massive heart attack."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their house is massive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have a massive great house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their appeal is massive in Australia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The explosion made a massive hole in the ground."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The band's new album was a massive hit."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "very successful or important",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This band is going to be massive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There has never been anything like this done here before. It's going to be massive."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmæsɪv/",
                "audio": "ma/massive/massive__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmæsɪv/",
                "audio": "ma/massive/massive__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French massif, -ive, from Old French massis, based on Latin massa, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’."
}