{
    "term": "protective",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "providing or intended to provide protection",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Workers should wear full **protective clothing**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a protective layer of varnish"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ozone layer forms a protective barrier against the sun's rays."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having or showing a wish to protect somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "protective towards somebody/somethingprotective of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He put a protective arm around her shoulders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had been fiercely protective towards him as a teenager.",
                    "contextForm": "protective towards somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was extremely protective of his role as advisor.",
                    "contextForm": "protective of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lionesses are fiercely protective of their young."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt suddenly very protective towards her mother."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an overly protective father"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "become"],
                "adverb": ["fiercely", "highly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["of", "towards/​toward"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "intended to give an advantage to your own country’s industry",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "protective tariffs"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈtektɪv/",
                "audio": "pr/protective/protective__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈtektɪv/",
                "audio": "pr/protective/protective__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}