{
    "term": "moderate",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "that is neither very good, large, hot, etc. nor very bad, small, cold, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "students of moderate ability"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Even moderate amounts of the drug can be fatal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team enjoyed only moderate success last season."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cook over a moderate heat."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["very", "fairly", "relatively"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having or showing opinions, especially about politics, that are not extreme",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**moderate views/policies**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a moderate socialist"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["very", "fairly", "relatively"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "staying within limits that are considered to be reasonable by most people",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a moderate drinker"
                },
                {
                    "text": "moderate wage demands"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["very", "fairly", "relatively"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɒdərət/",
                "audio": "mo/moderate/moderate__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːdərət/",
                "audio": "mo/moderate/moderate__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled’, from the verb moderare; related to modest."
}