{
    "term": "already",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "before now or before a particular time in the past",
            "labels": "North American EnglishNorth American EnglishBritish EnglishBritish EnglishNorth American English(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We got there early but Mike had already left."
                },
                {
                    "text": "By 2025, filming of the sequel was already under way."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Much of what he said I knew already."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to express surprise that something has happened so soon or so early",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Is it 10 o'clock already?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're not leaving already, are you?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that a situation or problem exists",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm already late."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new company already has an excellent reputation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are far too many people already. We can't take any more."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used after a word or phrase to show that you are annoyed",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Just stop already, no one feels sorry for you."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that something is annoying or boring and that you want it to stop",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɔːlˈredi/",
                "audio": "al/already/already__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɔːlˈredi/",
                "audio": "al/already/already__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from the adverb all + ready."
}