{
    "term": "briefly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "for a short time",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had spoken to Emma **only briefly**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She met John briefly on Friday night."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in few words",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Briefly, the argument is as follows…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let me tell you briefly what happened."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbriːfli/",
                "audio": "br/briefly/briefly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbriːfli/",
                "audio": "br/briefly/briefly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}