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{
"term": "wife",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the woman that somebody is married to; a married woman",
"sensetop": "wife of somebody",
"labels": "(especially North American English)(informal)(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I met my wife at university."
},
{
"text": "He wants a divorce from his **estranged wife**."
},
{
"text": "He is **survived by his wife** Anne."
},
{
"text": "She has a wife and two children."
},
{
"text": "He left his wife for a younger woman."
},
{
"text": "the wife of the Italian ambassador",
"contextForm": "wife of somebody"
},
{
"text": "She's his second wife."
},
{
"text": "his former/future wife"
},
{
"text": "his wife of 25 years"
},
{
"text": "The actress was photographed on the red carpet with her wife, Ellen."
},
{
"text": "Many of the players brought their wives or girlfriends along for the trip."
},
{
"text": "He is still struggling with the death of his wife."
},
{
"text": "Steve lives here with his wife and children."
},
{
"text": "Aisha met her wife at college."
},
{
"text": "This is my wife, Julie."
},
{
"text": "His wife has just given birth to a son."
},
{
"text": "His wife divorced him after fifteen years of marriage."
},
{
"text": "His parents were always trying to find him a wife."
},
{
"text": "Mr Thomas is survived by his wife, Muriel."
},
{
"text": "The general was accompanied by his wife."
},
{
"text": "the vicar's wife"
}
],
"topics": ["Family and relationships"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["new", "future", "former"],
"verb + wife": ["meet", "marry", "live with"],
"wife + verb": ["give birth"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a man and woman who are married to each other",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They lived together as husband and wife *(= as if they were married)* for years."
},
{
"text": "a husband-and-wife team"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an old idea or belief that people now know is not correct",
"labels": "(disapproving)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "everyone; a large number of people",
"labels": "(British English, old-fashioned, informal, humorous)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/waɪf/",
"audio": "wi/wife/wife__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/waɪvz/",
"audio": "wi/wife/wives__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/waɪf/",
"audio": "wi/wife/wife__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/waɪvz/",
"audio": "wi/wife/wives__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English wīf ‘woman’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijf and German Weib."
}