{
    "term": "modest",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not very large, expensive, important, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "modest improvements/reforms"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He charged a relatively modest fee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She grew up in a modest little house in the suburbs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The research was carried out on a modest scale."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is looking to improve on his relatively modest achievements so far."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our requirements seem fairly modest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new homes are modest in scale, but very comfortable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The FTSE staged a modest recovery to be 6.5 points down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There has been a modest improvement in the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They live in modest comfort."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a modest aim/​achievement/​ambition/​goal/​success"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a modest contribution/​expenditure/​fee/​gain/​investment/​outlay/​profit/​sum"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a modest size/​amount/​quantity/​scale/​share/​proportion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "modest premises"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not talking much about your own abilities or possessions",
            "labels": "(approving)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's very modest about her success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're too modest!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is modest about his achievements."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She would be falsely modest not to acknowledge that she had come a very long way since those early days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't be so modest! You're a very talented player."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a quiet, modest man."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "shy about showing much of the body; not intended to attract attention, especially in a sexual way",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a modest dress"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "demure"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɒdɪst/",
                "audio": "mo/modest/modest__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːdɪst/",
                "audio": "mo/modest/modest__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French modeste, from Latin modestus ‘keeping due measure’, related to modus ‘measure’."
}