{
    "term": "both",
    "partOfSpeech": "determiner, pronoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used with plural nouns to mean ‘the two’ or ‘the one as well as the other’",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Both women were French."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both the women were French."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both of the women were French."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I talked to the women. Both of them were French/They were both French."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I liked them both."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were both tired."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both of us were tired."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have both seen the movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have two sisters. Both of them live in London/They both live in London."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both (my) sisters live in London."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not only… but also…",
            "sensetop": "both… and…",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Both his mother and his father will be there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For this job you will need a good knowledge of both Italian and Spanish."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bəʊθ/",
                "audio": "bo/both/both__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bəʊθ/",
                "audio": "bo/both/both__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse báthir."
}