word-vault/dist/data/cards/sl/slowly.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "slowly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "at a slow speed; not quickly",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **move/walk/turn slowly**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please could you speak more slowly?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat chugged slowly along."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't rush into a decision. Take it slowly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I don't really know,’ Anna said slowly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Slowly** things **began to** improve."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film **starts slowly**, introducing each of the characters and establishing their relationships."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He found that life moved slowly in the countryside."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "making slow but definite progress",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We'll get there slowly but surely."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsləʊli/",
                "audio": "sl/slowly/slowly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsləʊli/",
                "audio": "sl/slowly/slowly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}