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{
"term": "between",
"partOfSpeech": "preposition",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "in or into the space separating two or more points, objects, people, etc.",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Q comes between P and R in the English alphabet."
},
{
"text": "I sat down between Jo and Diana."
},
{
"text": "Switzerland lies between France, Germany, Austria and Italy."
},
{
"text": "The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall."
},
{
"text": "My job is somewhere between a secretary and a personal assistant."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "in the period of time that separates two days, years, events, etc.",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's cheaper between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m."
},
{
"text": "Don't eat between meals."
},
{
"text": "Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 16."
},
{
"text": "Many changes took place between the two world wars."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "at some point along a scale from one amount, weight, distance, etc. to another",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It weighed between nine and ten kilos."
},
{
"text": "The temperature remained between 25°C and 30°C all week."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "separating one place from another",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the border between Sweden and Norway"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "from one place to another",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We fly between Rome and Paris twice daily."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "used to show a connection or relationship",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a difference/distinction/contrast between two things"
},
{
"text": "a link between unemployment and crime"
},
{
"text": "There's a lot of bad feeling between them."
},
{
"text": "I had to choose between the two jobs."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "shared by two or more people or things",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We ate a pizza between us."
},
{
"text": "This is just **between you and me**/**between ourselves** *(= it is a secret)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "by putting together the efforts or actions of two or more people or groups",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We ought to be able to manage it between us."
},
{
"text": "China and India between them account for a third of the world's population."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "used to show that several activities are involved",
"sensetop": "between doing something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Between working full-time and taking care of the kids, he didn't have much time for hobbies."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪˈtwiːn/",
"audio": "be/between/between__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪˈtwiːn/",
"audio": "be/between/between__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English betwēonum, from be ‘by’ + a Germanic word related to two."
}