{
    "term": "numerous",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "existing in large numbers",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He has been late **on numerous occasions**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The advantages of this system are too numerous to mention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I tried numerous times to talk to Chris."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Numerous studies have shown this to be true."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dr Malcolm has won numerous awards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The related publications are far too numerous to list individually."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wrote numerous articles on social issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He claimed that he could provide numerous other examples of her incompetence."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "many",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become"],
                "adverb": ["especially", "particularly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["too numerous to list", "too numerous to mention"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnjuːmərəs/",
                "audio": "nu/numerous/numerous__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnuːmərəs/",
                "audio": "nu/numerous/numerous__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin numerosus, from numerus ‘a number’."
}