comfortable

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W3S2 [ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfət- US ˈkʌmfərt-, ˈkʌmft-] adj

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1¦(furniture/places/clothes etc)¦

2¦(physically relaxed)¦

3¦(confident)¦

4¦(money)¦

5¦(competition/vote)¦

6¦(ill/injured)¦

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1.) ¦(FURNITURE/PLACES/CLOTHES ETC)¦

making you feel physically relaxed, without any pain or without being too hot, cold etc

→↑comfort

comfortable chair/bed/sofa etc

▪ The bed wasn't particularly comfortable.

comfortable room/lounge/hotel etc

▪ Joyce has a comfortable apartment in Portland.

comfortable clothes/shoes/boots etc

▪ Wear loose, comfortable clothing.

comfortable to wear/use/sit on etc

▪ Linen is very comfortable to wear.

2.) ¦(PHYSICALLY RELAXED)¦

feeling physically relaxed, without any pain or without being too hot, cold etc

→↑comfort

▪ I was so comfortable and warm in bed I didn't want to get up.

▪ Sit down and make yourself comfortable .

▪ With difficulty, she rolled her body into a more comfortable position .

3.) ¦(CONFIDENT)¦ [not before noun]

confident, relaxed, and not worried

comfortable with

▪ She's never felt very comfortable with men.

▪ In our business, we need people who are comfortable in an unstructured environment.

4.) ¦(MONEY)¦

having enough money to buy all the things you need or want, without having to worry about how much they cost

comfortable life/retirement/existence etc

▪ Jean had been looking forward to a comfortable retirement.

5.) ¦(COMPETITION/VOTE)¦ [usually before noun]

if you have a comfortable win or lead, you win or are leading by a large amount

comfortable win/victory

▪ The pair had a comfortable win, beating the German team by nearly three seconds.

▪ The bill should pass in the House by a comfortable margin .

▪ Another penalty from Roberts gave the home team a comfortable half-time lead .

6.) ¦(ILL/INJURED)¦ [not before noun]

if someone who is ill or injured is comfortable, they are not in too much pain