{
    "term": "desperately",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in a way that shows you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She looked desperately around for a weapon."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "extremely, especially when talking about bad situations",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**desperately ill/unhappy/lonely**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He grew up **desperately poor**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "very much, especially when talking about difficult or bad situations",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They desperately wanted a child."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He took a deep breath, desperately trying to keep calm."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdespərətli/",
                "audio": "de/desperately/desperately__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdespərətli/",
                "audio": "de/desperately/desperately__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}