{
    "term": "superior",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "better in quality than somebody/something else; greater than somebody/something else",
            "sensetop": "superior to somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**vastly superior**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "superior intelligence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Liverpool were clearly the superior team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This model is technically superior to its competitors.",
                    "contextForm": "superior to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt socially superior to most of her neighbours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The enemy won because of their superior numbers *(= there were more of them)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house was altogether superior to the kind of thing most men of Adam's age could aspire to."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new products are far superior to the old ones."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is it that makes this technique superior?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They defeated a greatly superior Roman army."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the numerically superior British forces"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All their wines are of a superior quality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her superior intellect makes her the ideal candidate for the position."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This computer is technically superior to the others, but it's not as user-friendly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They see themselves as being morally superior to people of other faiths."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "prove (yourself)"],
                "adverb": ["clearly", "distinctly", "far"],
                "preposition": ["in", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "higher in rank, importance or position",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "my superior officer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "superior status"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a superior court of law"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll need to check with my superior officer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In feudal society, a superior status was accorded to the land-owning aristocrats."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "prove (yourself)"],
                "adverb": ["clearly", "distinctly", "far"],
                "preposition": ["in", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "showing by your behaviour that you think you are better than others",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a superior manner"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He always looks so superior."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Michael's superior air had begun to annoy her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Simon behaved in a rather superior way."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "arrogant"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "of very good quality; better than other similar things",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "superior apartments"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel offers superior accommodation and leisure facilities."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːˈpɪəriə(r)/",
                "audio": "su/superior/superior__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːˈpɪriər/",
                "audio": "su/superior/superior__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’."
}