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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "both",
"partOfSpeech": "determiner, pronoun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used with plural nouns to mean ‘the two’ or ‘the one as well as the other’",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Both women were French."
},
{
"text": "Both the women were French."
},
{
"text": "Both of the women were French."
},
{
"text": "I talked to the women. Both of them were French/They were both French."
},
{
"text": "I liked them both."
},
{
"text": "We were both tired."
},
{
"text": "Both of us were tired."
},
{
"text": "We have both seen the movie."
},
{
"text": "I have two sisters. Both of them live in London/They both live in London."
},
{
"text": "Both (my) sisters live in London."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "not only… but also…",
"sensetop": "both… and…",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Both his mother and his father will be there."
},
{
"text": "For this job you will need a good knowledge of both Italian and Spanish."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bəʊθ/",
"audio": "bo/both/both__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bəʊθ/",
"audio": "bo/both/both__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse báthir."
}