{
    "term": "surprising",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "causing surprise",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It’s not surprising (that) they lost."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The frequency of such bad weather is **hardly surprising** given how far north we are."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A **surprising number of** people came."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had a surprising amount in common."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's surprising what people will do for money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It’s surprising how many people applied for the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I find that rather surprising."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is hardly surprising that these stories continue to circulate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the light of these changes, it is not surprising to find regional variations in unemployment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is surprising how quickly rumours spread."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For a big man, he could move with surprising speed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The surprising thing is how little it costs."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "make something"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "su/surprising/surprising__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "su/surprising/surprising__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}