word-vault/dist/data/cards/wh/whereas.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "whereas",
    "partOfSpeech": "conjunction",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to compare or contrast two facts",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used at the beginning of a sentence in an official document to mean ‘because of the fact that…’",
            "labels": "(law)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌweərˈæz/",
                "audio": "wh/whereas/whereas__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌwerˈæz/",
                "audio": "wh/whereas/whereas__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}