{
    "term": "significantly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in a way that is large or important enough to have an effect on something or to be noticed",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**significantly higher/lower/larger/smaller**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two sets of figures are not **significantly different**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **differ/vary/change significantly**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**significantly greater/better**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**significantly more/less/fewer**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Profits have **increased significantly** over the past few years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The high school dropout rate has **significantly decreased** since then."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The risks can be **significantly reduced** by paying close attention to diet and lifestyle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your decision will **significantly affect** your future."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These services will **significantly improve** the quality of life for older people in the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Einstein **contributed significantly** to the early development of quantum mechanics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Food prices are significantly lower in the US."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Results showed that depression was significantly related to traumatic life events."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Variation in dialect was not significantly correlated with geographical distance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Constant use of alcohol significantly alters the structure of the brain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All traditional risk factors were significantly associated with both outcomes."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in a way that has a particular meaning",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Significantly, he did not deny that there might be an election."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps significantly, many of their illegal activities were not considered as crime."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "in a way that has a special or secret meaning",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She paused significantly before she answered."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/",
                "audio": "si/significantly/significantly__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/",
                "audio": "si/significantly/significantly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}