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{
"term": "lady",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a word used to mean ‘woman’ that some people, especially older people, consider is more polite",
"labels": "(British English, old-fashioned)(North American English, approving)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There's a lady waiting to see you."
},
{
"text": "an **old/elderly lady**"
},
{
"text": "He was with an attractive **young lady**."
},
{
"text": "And who is this lovely lady?"
},
{
"text": "the lady with the red hair"
},
{
"text": "the lady in the designer dress"
},
{
"text": "the ladies’ golf championship"
},
{
"text": "a tea lady *(= a woman who serves tea in an office)*"
},
{
"text": "She's a tough lady."
},
{
"text": "a lady doctor/golfer"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["elderly", "middle-aged", "old"],
"lady + noun": ["friend"],
"phrases": [
"a lady of leisure",
"ladies who lunch",
"the lady of the house"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a woman who is polite and well educated, has excellent manners and always behaves well",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "His wife was a real lady."
},
{
"text": "You could at least try to behave like a lady."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["elderly", "middle-aged", "old"],
"lady + noun": ["friend"],
"phrases": [
"a lady of leisure",
"ladies who lunch",
"the lady of the house"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used when speaking to or about a girl or woman, especially somebody you do not know",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Can I take your coats, ladies?"
},
{
"text": "Could I have your attention, **ladies and gentlemen**?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an informal way to talk to a woman, showing a lack of respect",
"labels": "(especially North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Listen, lady, don't shout at me."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "(in the UK) a woman belonging to a high social class",
"labels": "(old-fashioned)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the lords and ladies of the court"
},
{
"text": "a lady’s maid"
}
],
"topics": ["People in society"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "(in the UK) a title used by a woman who is a member of the nobility, or by somebody who has been given the title ‘lady’ as an honour. The wives and daughters of some members of the nobility and the wives of knights are also called ‘Lady’.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Lady Howe"
},
{
"text": "Lady Jane Grey"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "a toilet for women in a public building or place",
"labels": "(British English)North American English",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Could you tell me where the ladies is?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "a title used to refer to Mary, the mother of Christ, especially in the Roman Catholic Church",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Our Lady of Lourdes"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a man/woman who does not have to work",
"labels": "(humorous)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used for saying that a situation may still change, for example that a contest, election, etc. is not finished yet, and somebody still has a chance to win it",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈleɪdi/",
"audio": "la/lady/lady__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈleɪdi/",
"audio": "la/lady/lady__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English hlǣfdīge (denoting a woman to whom homage or obedience is due, such as the wife of a lord, also specifically the Virgin Mary), from hlāf ‘loaf’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘knead’, related to dough; compare with lord."
}