Nature
Nature
a British weekly journal (=serious magazine) which deals with all areas of science. It is a very respected journal, and many important new discoveries are first reported in articles in Nature.
Nature
a British weekly journal (=serious magazine) which deals with all areas of science. It is a very respected journal, and many important new discoveries are first reported in articles in Nature.
nature
na‧ture S1 W1 /ˈneɪtʃə $ -tʃər/ noun
We grew up in the countryside, surrounded by the beauties of nature.
nature conservation
the laws/forces of nature
The inhabitants of the island fight a constant battle against the forces of nature.
in nature
All these materials are found in nature.
Disease is nature’s way of keeping the population down.
2. SB’S CHARACTER [uncountable and countable] someone’s character:
a child with a happy, easy-going nature
sb’s nature
It’s just not in Jane’s nature to lie.
by nature
She was by nature a very affectionate person.
I tried appealing to his better nature (=his feelings of kindness) but he wouldn’t agree to help us.
Of course she’s jealous – it’s only human nature (=the feelings and ways of behaving that all people have).
3. QUALITIES OF SOMETHING [singular, uncountable] the qualities or features that something has
nature of
They asked a lot of questions about the nature of our democracy.
He examined the nature of the relationship between the two communities.
exact/precise/true nature
The exact nature of the problem is not well understood.
different/political/temporary etc in nature
Any government funding would be temporary in nature.
Capitalist society is by its very nature unstable.
4. TYPE [singular] a particular kind of thing
of a personal/political/difficult etc nature
The support being given is of a practical nature.
of this/that nature
I never trouble myself with questions of that nature.
5. in the nature of things according to the natural way things happen:
In the nature of things, there is bound to be the occasional accident.
6. be in the nature of something formal to be similar to a type of thing:
The enquiry will be more in the nature of a public meeting than a formal hearing.
7. against nature not natural, and morally wrong:
They believe that suicide is against nature.
8. let nature take its course to allow events to happen without doing anything to change the results:
The best cure for a cold is to let nature take its course.
9. back to nature a style of living in which people try to live simply and not use modern machines:
city workers who want to get back to nature in their holidays
⇨ be/become second nature (to somebody) at second1(10), ⇨ the call of nature at call2(12)
na‧ture S1 W1 /ˈneɪtʃə $ -tʃər/
noun Word Family: noun: nature, naturalist, naturalism, naturalization, naturalness, the supernatural, natural, naturist, naturism; adverb: naturally ≠ unnaturally, naturalistically, supernaturally; adjective: natural ≠ unnatural, supernatural, naturalistic; verb: naturalize
1. PLANTS/ANIMALS ETC [uncountable] (also Nature) everything in the physical world that is not controlled by humans, such as wild plants and animals, earth and rocks, and the weather: the laws/forces of nature
in nature
2. SB’S CHARACTER [uncountable and countable] someone’s character:
sb’s nature
by nature
3. QUALITIES OF SOMETHING [singular, uncountable] the qualities or features that something has
nature of
exact/precise/true nature
different/political/temporary etc in nature
4. TYPE [singular] a particular kind of thing
of a personal/political/difficult etc nature
of this/that nature
5. in the nature of things according to the natural way things happen:
6. be in the nature of something formal to be similar to a type of thing:
7. against nature not natural, and morally wrong:
8. let nature take its course to allow events to happen without doing anything to change the results:
9. back to nature a style of living in which people try to live simply and not use modern machines:
⇨ be/become second nature (to somebody) at second1(10), ⇨ the call of nature at call2(12)