word-vault/dist/data/cards/ob/obviously.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "obviously",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used when giving information that you expect other people to know already or agree with",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Obviously, we don't want to spend too much money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Diet and exercise are obviously important."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wanted to do well, obviously, but I wasn't nervous because I don't see exams as the be all and end all."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She responded 'Oh well, obviously I disagree with him'."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This massive storm obviously had a huge impact on air travellers."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "clearly"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to say that a particular situation or fact is easy to see or understand",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was obviously upset."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're obviously not coming."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I didn't realise it was a formal occasion.’ ‘Obviously!’ *(= I can see by the way you are dressed)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This story is so obviously false that Matthew doesn't bother to refute it."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒbviəsli/",
                "audio": "ob/obviously/obviously__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːbviəsli/",
                "audio": "ob/obviously/obviously__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}