{
    "term": "tremendous",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "very great",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a tremendous explosion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A tremendous amount of work has gone into the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has been under tremendous pressure recently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The noise of bombs, guns and engines was tremendous."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "huge"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "extremely good",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was a tremendous experience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The support they gave us was tremendous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You look absolutely tremendous!"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "remarkable"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trəˈmendəs/",
                "audio": "tr/tremendous/tremendous__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trəˈmendəs/",
                "audio": "tr/tremendous/tremendous__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Latin tremendus (gerundive of tremere ‘tremble’) + -ous."
}