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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "which",
"partOfSpeech": "pronoun, determiner",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used in questions to ask somebody to be exact about one or more people or things from a limited number",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Which is better exercise—swimming or tennis?"
},
{
"text": "Which way is the wind blowing?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to be exact about the thing or things that you mean",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Houses which overlook the lake cost more."
},
{
"text": "It was a crisis for which she was totally unprepared."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to give more information about something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "His best movie, which won several awards, was about the life of Gandhi."
},
{
"text": "Your claim ought to succeed, **in which case** the damages will be substantial."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to talk about recognizing the difference between one person or thing and another",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The twins are so alike I can't tell which is which."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wɪtʃ/",
"audio": "wh/which/which__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wɪtʃ/",
"audio": "wh/which/which__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English hwilc, from the Germanic bases of who and alike."
}