{
    "term": "practical",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theories",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to have gained **practical experience** of the work"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He offered her some **practical advice**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What are the **practical implications** of the proposal?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are some obvious **practical applications** of the research."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**In practical terms**, it means spending less."
                },
                {
                    "text": "From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Yoga helps with **practical matters** such as injury prevention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Of how much **practical use** was the conference?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to find a course which will allow you to develop the **practical skills** employers want."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fog could present some practical difficulties."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll do something practical now and answer some mail."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's time to get practical!"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "right or sensible; likely to be successful",
            "sensetop": "practical to do somethingpractical for somebody (to do something)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I soon realized that it would have been more practical to walk.",
                    "contextForm": "practical to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend.",
                    "contextForm": "practical for somebody (to do something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was difficult to find a **practical solution** to the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government is taking **practical steps** to deal with this issue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Travel by boat was often faster and more practical than travel along the primitive roads."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "useful or suitable",
            "sensetop": "practical for (doing) something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a practical little car, ideal for the city"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cool, loose-fitting clothes are practical in a hot climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a briefcase that is practical for both travelling and days at the office",
                    "contextForm": "practical for (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a feature that makes the system more practical"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "sensible and realistic",
            "sensetop": "practical about something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Let's be practical and work out the cost first."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He always adopted a severely practical tone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sarah is quite practical about love and relationships.",
                    "contextForm": "practical about something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "good at making or repairing things",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "handy"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "almost complete or total",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She married a practical stranger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They’re a practical certainty to win the game."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are stating what the reality of a situation is",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpræktɪkl/",
                "audio": "pr/practical/practical__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpræktɪkl/",
                "audio": "pr/practical/practical__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action’, from prattein ‘do, act’) + -al."
}