{
    "term": "optimistic",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "expecting good things to happen or something to be successful; showing this feeling",
            "sensetop": "optimistic about somethingoptimistic that…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We are now taking a more optimistic view."
                },
                {
                    "text": "in an optimistic mood"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's not very optimistic about the outcome of the talks.",
                    "contextForm": "optimistic about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are cautiously optimistic that the reforms will take place.",
                    "contextForm": "optimistic that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think you're being a little **over-optimistic**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**On an optimistic note**, the survey found children around the world are very resilient."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He remained strongly optimistic that an agreement could be reached."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's very optimistic about his chances."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These estimates were wildly optimistic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an essentially optimistic view of human nature"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "positive",
            "topics": ["Success", "Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/",
                "audio": "op/optimistic/optimistic__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/",
                "audio": "op/optimistic/optimistic__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}