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{
"term": "already",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "before now or before a particular time in the past",
"labels": "North American EnglishNorth American EnglishBritish EnglishBritish EnglishNorth American English(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’"
},
{
"text": "We got there early but Mike had already left."
},
{
"text": "By 2025, filming of the sequel was already under way."
},
{
"text": "Much of what he said I knew already."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to express surprise that something has happened so soon or so early",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Is it 10 o'clock already?"
},
{
"text": "You're not leaving already, are you?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to emphasize that a situation or problem exists",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm already late."
},
{
"text": "The new company already has an excellent reputation."
},
{
"text": "There are far too many people already. We can't take any more."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used after a word or phrase to show that you are annoyed",
"labels": "(North American English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Just stop already, no one feels sorry for you."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that something is annoying or boring and that you want it to stop",
"labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɔːlˈredi/",
"audio": "al/already/already__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɔːlˈredi/",
"audio": "al/already/already__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from the adverb all + ready."
}