{
    "term": "soothe",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "soothe",
            "heSheIt": "soothes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "soothed",
        "pastParticiple": "soothed",
        "ingForm": "soothing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make somebody who is anxious, upset, etc. feel calmer",
            "sensetop": "soothe somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The music soothed her for a while."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only when Maisie came to hold him and soothe his fears did he feel safe."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "calm"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make a tense or painful part of your body feel more comfortable",
            "sensetop": "soothe something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This should soothe the pain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take a warm bath to soothe tense, tired muscles."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "relieve",
            "topics": ["Healthcare"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːð/",
                "audio": "so/soothe/soothe__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːðz/",
                "audio": "so/soothe/soothes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːðd/",
                "audio": "so/soothe/soothed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsuːðɪŋ/",
                "audio": "so/soothe/soothing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːð/",
                "audio": "so/soothe/soothe__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːðz/",
                "audio": "so/soothe/soothes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːðd/",
                "audio": "so/soothe/soothed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsuːðɪŋ/",
                "audio": "so/soothe/soothing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English sōthian ‘verify, show to be true’, from sōth ‘true’, of Germanic origin. In the 16th cent. the verb passed through the senses ‘corroborate (a statement)’, ‘humour (a person) by expressing agreement’ and ‘flatter by one's assent’, which led to the senses ‘mollify, appease’ (late 17th cent.)."
}