{
    "term": "permanent",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was unable to find a permanent job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Holiday camps employ only a very small number of permanent staff."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are now living together **on a permanent basis**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accident has not done any **permanent damage**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a permanent fixture (= a person or an object that is always in a particular place)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **permanent resident** of the United States"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She doesn't intend to make London her permanent home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gallery hosts various exhibitions and a permanent collection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We decided to make the arrangement permanent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He decided to make New York his permanent home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is aiming to become a permanent fixture in the team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was Vietnam's permanent representative at the UN."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not planning to move in here on a permanent basis."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No permanent damage was done."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The aim is a permanent reduction in inflation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house is in a permanent state of chaos."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The paintings are on permanent loan to the museum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sheds were replaced with a permanent brick building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no guarantee of permanent employment after training."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["almost", "relatively", "seemingly"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpɜːmənənt/",
                "audio": "pe/permanent/permanent__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpɜːrmənənt/",
                "audio": "pe/permanent/permanent__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perhaps via Old French), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’."
}