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{
"term": "especially",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "more with one person, thing, etc. than with others, or more in particular circumstances than in others",
"sensetop": "especially + adv./prep.especially if…",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "In some countries, especially poorer ones, healthcare systems are struggling to cope."
},
{
"text": "I love Rome, especially in the spring.",
"contextForm": "especially + adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "The car is quite small, especially if you have children.",
"contextForm": "especially if…"
},
{
"text": "Far too many people, especially young people, are sleeping on the streets."
},
{
"text": "We've made a lot of progress, especially considering that we only had about 13 weeks to do it all."
},
{
"text": "This might expose the country to financial problems in the future, especially given the uncertainty over oil prices."
},
{
"text": "More research needs to be done, especially since it was a small study."
}
],
"synonyms": "particularly"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "for a particular purpose, person, etc.",
"sensetop": "especially for somebody/something",
"labels": "British English",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I got up early especially."
},
{
"text": "I made it especially for you.",
"contextForm": "especially for somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The vehicle was designed especially for use in the desert."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "very much; to a particular degree",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "A plentiful supply of water is **especially important** in summer."
},
{
"text": "especially useful/interesting"
},
{
"text": "Many websites display the date of publication within the URL for the page. **This is especially true of** blogs and news sites."
},
{
"text": "I wasn't feeling especially happy that day."
},
{
"text": "‘Do you like his novels?’ ‘Not especially.’"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈspeʃəli/",
"audio": "es/especially/especially__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈspeʃəli/",
"audio": "es/especially/especially__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}