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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "when",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "at what time; on what occasion",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "When did you last see him?"
},
{
"text": "When can I see you?"
},
{
"text": "When *(= in what circumstances)* would such a solution be possible?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used after an expression of time to mean ‘at which’ or ‘on which’",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Sunday is the only day when I can relax."
},
{
"text": "There are times when I wonder why I do this job."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "at which time; on which occasion",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The last time I went to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wen/",
"audio": "wh/when/when__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wen/",
"audio": "wh/when/when__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English hwanne, hwenne; of Germanic origin; related to German wenn ‘if’, wann ‘when’."
}