{
    "term": "between",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in or into the space separating two or more points, objects, people, etc.",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Q comes between P and R in the English alphabet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I sat down between Jo and Diana."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Switzerland lies between France, Germany, Austria and Italy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My job is somewhere between a secretary and a personal assistant."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in the period of time that separates two days, years, events, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's cheaper between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't eat between meals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 16."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many changes took place between the two world wars."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "at some point along a scale from one amount, weight, distance, etc. to another",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It weighed between nine and ten kilos."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The temperature remained between 25°C and 30°C all week."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "separating one place from another",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the border between Sweden and Norway"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "from one place to another",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We fly between Rome and Paris twice daily."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "used to show a connection or relationship",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a difference/distinction/contrast between two things"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a link between unemployment and crime"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a lot of bad feeling between them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to choose between the two jobs."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "shared by two or more people or things",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We ate a pizza between us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is just **between you and me**/**between ourselves** *(= it is a secret)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "by putting together the efforts or actions of two or more people or groups",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We ought to be able to manage it between us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "China and India between them account for a third of the world's population."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "used to show that several activities are involved",
            "sensetop": "between doing something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Between working full-time and taking care of the kids, he didn't have much time for hobbies."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɪˈtwiːn/",
                "audio": "be/between/between__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɪˈtwiːn/",
                "audio": "be/between/between__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English betwēonum, from be ‘by’ + a Germanic word related to two."
}