{
    "term": "suitable",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "right or appropriate for a particular purpose or occasion",
            "sensetop": "suitable for something/somebodysuitable to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a suitable candidate"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a suitable habitat/location/site"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This programme is not suitable for children.",
                    "contextForm": "suitable for something/somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a suitable place for a picnic"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The documentary is particularly suitable for classroom use."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't have anything suitable to wear for the party.",
                    "contextForm": "suitable to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Would now be a suitable moment to discuss my report?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are many other training courses that would be equally suitable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exercise-with-answer-key format makes the book suitable for self-study."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shampoo is suitable for everyday use."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't think he's a suitable partner for her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The walk is suitable for all the family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These properties are considered especially suitable for older people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This building is not really suitable for wheelchair users."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you think he's suitable as a babysitter for such young kids?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was no offer of suitable alternative employment."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "prove"],
                "adverb": ["eminently", "especially", "highly"],
                "preposition": ["as", "for", "to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsuːtəbl/",
                "audio": "su/suitable/suitable__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsuːtəbl/",
                "audio": "su/suitable/suitable__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from the verb suit, on the pattern of agreeable."
}