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clear filters
obedient
/əˈbiːdɪənt/
adjective
B2
Willing to do as you are told.
obnoxious
/əbˈnɒkʃəs/
adjective
B2
So loud and unpleasant that everyone is annoyed.
observant
/əbˈzɝvənt/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Quick to notice things.
obvious
/ˈɑb.vi.əs/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Easy to see or understand, and needing no explanation.
occasional
/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Happening now and then, with gaps in between.
odd
/ɒd/
adjective
B1
5 meanings
Strange or unusual in a way that puzzles you.
off-balance
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Unsteady and in danger of falling.
off-peak
adjective
B2
Outside the busiest hours, and usually cheaper.
offensive
/əˈfɛnsɪv/
noun
B2
3 meanings
A large planned attack.
offshore
/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/
adverb
B2
2 meanings
Out at sea, away from the coast.
one-on-one
adjective
B2
Between just two people.
ongoing
/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
adjective
B2
Still going on and not yet finished.
onward
/ˈɒnwəd/
adverb
B2+
2 meanings
Continuing forward in space or time.
open plan
adjective
B2
Having one big shared space instead of separate rooms.
open-minded
/ˈəʊ.pən ˈmaɪn.dɪd/
adjective
B2
Willing to consider ideas you do not hold.
opposed
/əˈpoʊzd/
adjective
B2
Set against something.
oppressive
/əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Unjustly harsh, of rule.
optimistic
/ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/
adjective
B2
Always expecting things to turn out well.
optional
/ˈɒp.ʃə.nəl/
adjective
B2
Allowed but not required.
organic
/ɔːˈɡænɪk/
adjective
B2+
4 meanings
Grown or raised without artificial chemicals.
outer
/ˈaʊtə/
adjective
B2
Further from the centre.
outgoing
/aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/
adjective
B1+
2 meanings
Loving company and making friends easily.
outrageous
/aʊtˈɹeɪ.d͡ʒəs/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
So shocking it makes people protest.
outright
/aʊtˈɹaɪt/
adverb
B2+
2 meanings
Completely and openly.
outward
/ˈaʊt.wɚd/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Facing or moving away from the centre.
oval
/ˈəʊvəl/
noun
B2
3 meanings
A shape like a stretched circle or an egg.
overall
/ˌəʊ.vəˈɹɔːl/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Taking everything into account.
overflowing
/ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊɪŋ/
adjective
B1+
2 meanings
So full that the contents are spilling out.
overhead
/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/
adverb
B1+
4 meanings
Directly above; in the sky or the space above your head.
overnight
/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/
adverb
B2
3 meanings
During the night.
overrated
/ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/
adjective
B2
Thought to be better or more important than it really is.
overseas
/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/
adverb
B2
2 meanings
Across the sea from where you are.
overwhelmed
/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Unable to cope because there is more work, pressure or emotion than you can manage.
overwhelming
/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
So strong that it fills everything.
own
/əʊn/
verb
A1
3 meanings
To have something as your legal property.