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{
"term": "properly",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "in a way that is correct and/or appropriate",
"labels": "(especially British English)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "How much money do we need to do the job properly?"
},
{
"text": "The television isn't **working properly**."
},
{
"text": "The baby was put on a ventilator to help her lungs **function properly**."
},
{
"text": "Make sure the letter is properly addressed."
},
{
"text": "Businesses should ensure that staff are **properly trained** in how to use new systems."
},
{
"text": "Paine believed that 'Liberty, **properly understood**, consists in the power of doing whatever does not injure another.'"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "in a way that is socially or morally acceptable",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first."
},
{
"text": "When will these kids learn to behave properly?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "really; in fact",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had usurped powers that properly belonged to parliament."
},
{
"text": "The subject is not, **properly speaking** *(= really)*, a science."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɒpəli/",
"audio": "pr/properly/properly__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːpərli/",
"audio": "pr/properly/properly__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}