{
    "term": "realistic",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "accepting in a sensible way what it is actually possible to do or achieve in a particular situation",
            "sensetop": "realistic about somethingit is realistic (for somebody) to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a realistic assessment/approach/view"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have to be realistic about our chances of winning.",
                    "contextForm": "realistic about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money.",
                    "contextForm": "it is realistic (for somebody) to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It would not be realistic for the Government to demand a pay freeze in the sector at this point."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was realistic enough to know this success could not last."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My friends were quite realistic about my problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're not being very realistic in your expectations."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "keep something"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "very", "fairly"],
                "preposition": ["about", "in"],
                "phrases": ["it is not realistic to expect, think, etc. something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "sensible and appropriate; possible to achieve",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a realistic prospect/chance/possibility"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a realistic alternative/option"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The important thing is to have realistic expectations about what you can and can't accomplish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We must set realistic goals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a realistic target"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you want to retain good employees, you have to pay a realistic salary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to keep your ambitions realistic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This report takes a much more realistic view of the situation."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "feasible, viable",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "keep something"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "very", "fairly"],
                "preposition": ["about", "in"],
                "phrases": ["it is not realistic to expect, think, etc. something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "representing things as they are in real life",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a realistic portrayal/depiction/picture"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a very realistic drawing of a horse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We try to make these training courses as realistic as possible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The realistic graphics really bring the game to life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "his grimly realistic first novel about life as a child in a care home"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You could make the hands a little more realistic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "beautifully drawn, highly realistic flowers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The special effects seem very realistic."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art", "Literature and writing"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk//ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk/",
                "audio": "re/realistic/realistic__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk/",
                "audio": "re/realistic/realistic__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}