word-vault/dist/data/cards/ni/nicely.json

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{
    "term": "nicely",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in an attractive or acceptable way; well",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The room was nicely furnished."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plants are **coming along nicely** *(= growing well)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in a kind, friendly or polite way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If you ask her nicely she might say yes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "carefully; exactly",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His novels nicely describe life in Britain between the wars."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be making good progress",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her new business is doing very nicely."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be acceptable",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Tomorrow at ten will do nicely *(= will be a good time)*."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnaɪsli/",
                "audio": "ni/nicely/nicely__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnaɪsli/",
                "audio": "ni/nicely/nicely__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}