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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "span",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "span",
"heSheIt": "spans"
},
"pastSimple": "spanned",
"pastParticiple": "spanned",
"ingForm": "spanning"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to last all through a period of time or to cover the whole of it",
"sensetop": "span something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His acting career spanned 55 years."
},
{
"text": "Family photos spanning five generations were stolen."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to include a large area or a lot of things",
"sensetop": "span something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The operation, which spanned nine countries, resulted in 200 arrests."
},
{
"text": "His experience spanned not merely politics, but also business and journalism."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to stretch right across something, from one side to the other",
"sensetop": "span something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a series of bridges spanning the river"
},
{
"text": "The roof was spanned by curved ribs of steel."
}
],
"synonyms": "cross",
"topics": ["Buildings"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/spæn/",
"audio": "sp/span/span__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/spænz/",
"audio": "sp/span/spans__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/spænd/",
"audio": "sp/span/spanned__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspænɪŋ/",
"audio": "sp/span/spanning__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/spæn/",
"audio": "sp/span/span__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/spænz/",
"audio": "sp/span/spans__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/spænd/",
"audio": "sp/span/spanned__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspænɪŋ/",
"audio": "sp/span/spanning__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}