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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "hey",
"partOfSpeech": "exclamation",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used to attract somebody’s attention or to express interest, surprise or anger",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Hey, can I just ask you something?"
},
{
"text": "Hey, leave my things alone!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to say hello",
"labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Hey, Jake! How are you doing?"
}
],
"synonyms": "hi"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to show that you do not really care about something or that you think it is not important",
"examples": [
{
"text": "That's the third time I've been late this week—but hey!—who's counting?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used at the end of a statement, to show that you have finished speaking, or to form a question or invite somebody to reply",
"labels": "(South African English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Thanks for your help, hey."
},
{
"text": "My new bike's nice, hey?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that something does not matter or that you do not care about it",
"labels": "(North American English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This is probably a bad idea, but what the hey!"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/heɪ/",
"audio": "he/hey/hey__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/heɪ/",
"audio": "he/hey/hey__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "natural exclamation: first recorded in Middle English."
}