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{
"term": "morning",
"partOfSpeech": "nounadverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the early part of the day from the time when people wake up until 12 o'clock in the middle of the day or before lunch",
"sensetop": "in the morningon the morning of something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They left for Spain early **this morning**."
},
{
"text": "See you **tomorrow morning**."
},
{
"text": "She drove to Bristol **yesterday morning**."
},
{
"text": "She still felt unwell **the following morning**."
},
{
"text": "I prefer coffee in the morning.",
"contextForm": "in the morning"
},
{
"text": "first thing in the morning"
},
{
"text": "She woke every morning at the same time."
},
{
"text": "I walk to work most mornings."
},
{
"text": "He's been in a meeting all morning."
},
{
"text": "Our group meets on Friday mornings."
},
{
"text": "We got the news on the morning of the wedding.",
"contextForm": "on the morning of something"
},
{
"text": "Have you seen the morning news?"
},
{
"text": "Buses are often delayed during the morning rush hour."
},
{
"text": "I'm not a **morning person** *(= I don't function best in the morning)*."
},
{
"text": "The minister promised to make a statement the following morning."
},
{
"text": "They spent the morning session discussing transport and the environment."
},
{
"text": "I always go for a run first thing in the morning."
},
{
"text": "As the morning wore on she became more and more tired."
},
{
"text": "He was a presenter on a morning talk show."
},
{
"text": "I spent the morning doing some sightseeing."
},
{
"text": "I took my usual morning shower and brushed my teeth."
},
{
"text": "On a typical morning, I'll have cereal for breakfast."
},
{
"text": "The morning brought blue sky and golden clouds."
},
{
"text": "The morning dawned bright and sunny."
},
{
"text": "The side of the mountain appeared pink in the early morning light."
},
{
"text": "Towards morning the snow turned to rain."
},
{
"text": "We had a lazy morning at home."
},
{
"text": "It was a beautiful morning, with not a cloud in the sky."
},
{
"text": "The kids always wake early on Christmas morning."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["this", "tomorrow", "yesterday"],
"verb + morning": ["spend"],
"morning + verb": ["arrive", "come", "dawn"],
"morning + noun": ["coffee", "tea", "meal"],
"preposition": ["by morning", "during the morning", "in the morning"],
"phrases": [
"first thing in the morning",
"from morning till night",
"morning, noon and night"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the part of the day from midnight to midday",
"sensetop": "in the morning",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I didn't get home until two in the morning!",
"contextForm": "in the morning"
},
{
"text": "He died in the early hours of Sunday morning."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "in the morning of each day",
"cefr": "a1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I only work mornings."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "between midnight and midday",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It must have happened at about five o'clock in the morning."
},
{
"text": "They left early in the morning."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "during the morning of the next day; tomorrow morning",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll give you a call in the morning."
},
{
"text": "I'll see to it first thing in the morning."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the morning after an evening of drinking",
"labels": "(humorous)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Drink plenty of water the morning after the night before, and learn from experience."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "at all times of the day and night (used to emphasize that something happens very often or that it happens continuously)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She talks about him morning, noon and night."
},
{
"text": "The work continues morning, noon and night."
},
{
"text": "It's all she talks about, morning, noon and night."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "recently",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I saw Jack the other day."
},
{
"text": "I was in your area the other week."
},
{
"text": "I woke up the other morning and just could not get myself out of bed."
},
{
"text": "I was watching TV the other evening, when…"
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/",
"audio": "mo/morning/morning__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/",
"audio": "mo/morning/morning__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from morn, on the pattern of evening."
}