{
    "term": "especially",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "more with one person, thing, etc. than with others, or more in particular circumstances than in others",
            "sensetop": "especially + adv./prep.especially if…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In some countries, especially poorer ones, healthcare systems are struggling to cope."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I love Rome, especially in the spring.",
                    "contextForm": "especially + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car is quite small, especially if you have children.",
                    "contextForm": "especially if…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Far too many people, especially young people, are sleeping on the streets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've made a lot of progress, especially considering that we only had about 13 weeks to do it all."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This might expose the country to financial problems in the future, especially given the uncertainty over oil prices."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More research needs to be done, especially since it was a small study."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "particularly"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "for a particular purpose, person, etc.",
            "sensetop": "especially for somebody/something",
            "labels": "British English",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I got up early especially."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I made it especially for you.",
                    "contextForm": "especially for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vehicle was designed especially for use in the desert."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "very much; to a particular degree",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A plentiful supply of water is **especially important** in summer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "especially useful/interesting"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many websites display the date of publication within the URL for the page. **This is especially true of** blogs and news sites."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wasn't feeling especially happy that day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Do you like his novels?’ ‘Not especially.’"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈspeʃəli/",
                "audio": "es/especially/especially__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈspeʃəli/",
                "audio": "es/especially/especially__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}