{
    "term": "reassure",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "reassure",
            "heSheIt": "reassures"
        },
        "pastSimple": "reassured",
        "pastParticiple": "reassured",
        "ingForm": "reassuring"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say or do something that makes somebody less frightened or worried",
            "sensetop": "reassure somebody (about something)reassure somebody that…be reassured of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They tried to reassure her, but she still felt anxious.",
                    "contextForm": "reassure somebody (about something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor reassured him that there was nothing seriously wrong.",
                    "contextForm": "reassure somebody that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She needed to be reassured of his love for her.",
                    "contextForm": "be reassured of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was constantly reassuring himself that he had acted for the best."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Kate nodded, but she didn't feel reassured."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Often parents simply need reassuring that their children are happy at school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report will do much to reassure parents of children at the school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They tried to reassure the public about the safety of public transport."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "put/set somebody’s mind at ease/rest",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["constantly", "quickly"],
                "verb + reassure": ["be able to", "can", "help (to)"],
                "preposition": ["about", "of", "with"],
                "phrases": ["feel reassured", "need reassuring"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈʃʊə(r)//ˌriːəˈʃɔː(r)/",
                "audio": "re/reassure/reassure__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈʃʊəz//ˌriːəˈʃɔːz/",
                "audio": "re/reassure/reassures__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈʃʊəd//ˌriːəˈʃɔːd/",
                "audio": "re/reassure/reassured__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈʃʊərɪŋ//ˌriːəˈʃɔːrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/reassure/reassuring__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈʃʊr/",
                "audio": "re/reassure/reassure__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈʃʊrz/",
                "audio": "re/reassure/reassures__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/",
                "audio": "re/reassure/reassured__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːəˈʃʊrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/reassure/reassuring__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}