word-vault/dist/data/cards/pi/pint.json

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{
    "term": "pint",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a unit for measuring liquids and some dry goods, equal to 0.568 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.473 of a litre in the US. There are 8 pints in a gallon",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **pint of beer/milk**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'd better get a couple of extra pints *(= of milk)* tomorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Add **half a pint** of cream."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Drinks", "Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a pint of beer (especially in a pub)",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do you want to **go for a pint** later?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a pint/half-pint glass"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stood me a pint in the pub after work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I got the barman to pull me another pint."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could sink a pint faster than anyone else I knew."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Drinks"],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + pint": ["consume", "drink", "have"],
                "pint + noun": ["glass"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/paɪnt/",
                "audio": "pi/pint/pint__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/paɪnt/",
                "audio": "pi/pint/pint__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French pinte, of unknown origin."
}