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{
"term": "little",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "not big; small; smaller than others",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a little house"
},
{
"text": "a little group of tourists"
},
{
"text": "a **little old lady**"
},
{
"text": "We passed through several **nice little** towns."
},
{
"text": "It was a **tiny little** room."
},
{
"text": "‘Which do you want?’ ‘I'll take the little one.’"
},
{
"text": "She gave a little laugh."
},
{
"text": "We should manage, with **a little bit** of luck."
},
{
"text": "Here's **a little something** *(= a small present)* for your birthday."
},
{
"text": "It was a lovely little village before the war."
},
{
"text": "The room was full of funny little animals."
},
{
"text": "We had a little adventure yesterday."
},
{
"text": "You'll feel a little sting."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "young",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **little boy/girl**"
},
{
"text": "He's just a **little kid**."
},
{
"text": "my **little brother/sister** *(= younger brother/sister)*"
},
{
"text": "The **little ones** were already in bed."
},
{
"text": "**cute little** baby animals"
},
{
"text": "I lived in America when I was little."
},
{
"text": "He's still very little and doesn't understand yet."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "short",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "A **little while** later the phone rang."
},
{
"text": "Shall we walk a little way?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used after an adjective to show approval, sympathy or dislike, especially in a patronizing way (= one that suggests that you think you are better than somebody)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The **poor little thing**! It's lost its mother."
},
{
"text": "What a nasty little man!"
},
{
"text": "She's a **good little** worker."
},
{
"text": "He'd become **quite the little** gentleman."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "not important; not serious",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I can't remember every little detail."
},
{
"text": "Sometimes it's the **little things** that count."
},
{
"text": "You soon get used to the little difficulties."
},
{
"text": "The system has some odd little quirks."
},
{
"text": "It's just one of life's little mysteries."
},
{
"text": "All those problems because of one little mistake!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "something large and successful often begins in a very small way",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that somebody told you something but you do not want to say who it was",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "it is not surprising",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It is little wonder (that) she was so upset."
},
{
"text": "No wonder you're tired—you've been walking for hours."
},
{
"text": "No wonder you're still single—you never go out!"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtl/",
"audio": "li/little/little__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtlə(r)/",
"audio": "li/little/littler__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtlɪst/",
"audio": "li/little/littlest__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtl/",
"audio": "li/little/little__us_4.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtlər/",
"audio": "li/little/littler__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtlɪst/",
"audio": "li/little/littlest__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel."
}