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{
"term": "living",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "alive now",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "all **living things**"
},
{
"text": "living organisms"
},
{
"text": "the finest living pianist"
},
{
"text": "The elephant is the biggest living land animal."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used for living rather than working in",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The workers' **living quarters** were cramped and uncomfortable."
},
{
"text": "a separate **living space/area**"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used or practised now",
"examples": [
{
"text": "living languages *(= those still spoken)*"
},
{
"text": "a living faith"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true",
"examples": [
{
"text": "These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence."
},
{
"text": "He is living proof that age is no barrier to new challenges."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to frighten somebody very much",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the coldest winter in living memory"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/",
"audio": "li/living/living__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/",
"audio": "li/living/living__us_5.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}