"positive" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "positive",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more positive",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most positive",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A balanced diet, exercise, and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being."
        },
        {
          "text": "After using the new skin cream for four weeks, most women showed positive results, reporting that their skin felt smoother and softer and looked better."
        },
        {
          "text": "The changes in the prices were all positive."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is positive, it is good, happy, or wanted."
      ],
      "id": "simple-positive-en-adj-MYS-KKYa"
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The guard at Euston was positive that on that particular day he had locked the door."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you are positive about something, you are sure that you are not mistaken."
      ],
      "id": "simple-positive-en-adj-eg59G32P",
      "raw_tags": [
        "not before a noun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm sorry, the HIV test is positive."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a test result is positive, the test found what it was testing for."
      ],
      "id": "simple-positive-en-adj-RzCBSqG5"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Technical",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Attach the wire to the positive pole of the battery."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A positive electrical charge is one carried by a proton."
      ],
      "id": "simple-positive-en-adj-gWB5g-zT",
      "raw_tags": [
        "technical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Kelvin scale of temperature is absolute since only positive temperatures are possible."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A positive number or value is more than zero."
      ],
      "id": "simple-positive-en-adj--Ok2qxfN"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Psychology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His positive symptoms included hearing voices of people that were not there."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A positive symptom is one where something is there that should not be. Usually this is for schizophrenia."
      ],
      "id": "simple-positive-en-adj-M~7u6GvN",
      "raw_tags": [
        "psychology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image."
        },
        {
          "text": "There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Based on something being there or being true, in some other way."
      ],
      "id": "simple-positive-en-adj-mTg~Dlj4"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɒzɪtɪv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-positive.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "positive"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "positive",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's been a bad week, but at least the sun is one positive."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A positive is a good thing or part of something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-positive-en-noun-Ujeo5tL0",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɒzɪtɪv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-positive.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "positive"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "positive",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more positive",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most positive",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A balanced diet, exercise, and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being."
        },
        {
          "text": "After using the new skin cream for four weeks, most women showed positive results, reporting that their skin felt smoother and softer and looked better."
        },
        {
          "text": "The changes in the prices were all positive."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is positive, it is good, happy, or wanted."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Predicate adjectives"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The guard at Euston was positive that on that particular day he had locked the door."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you are positive about something, you are sure that you are not mistaken."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "not before a noun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm sorry, the HIV test is positive."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a test result is positive, the test found what it was testing for."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Technical"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Attach the wire to the positive pole of the battery."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A positive electrical charge is one carried by a proton."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "technical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Kelvin scale of temperature is absolute since only positive temperatures are possible."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A positive number or value is more than zero."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Psychology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His positive symptoms included hearing voices of people that were not there."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A positive symptom is one where something is there that should not be. Usually this is for schizophrenia."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "psychology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image."
        },
        {
          "text": "There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Based on something being there or being true, in some other way."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɒzɪtɪv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-positive.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "positive"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "positive",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's been a bad week, but at least the sun is one positive."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A positive is a good thing or part of something."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɒzɪtɪv/"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "positive"
}