{
    "term": "fake",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not what somebody claims it is; appearing to be something it is not",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There were a few stalls selling fake designer clothing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The caller appeared to have a fake American accent."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "counterfeit",
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment", "Personal qualities"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "made to look like something else",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a fake fur jacket"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't go out in the sun—get a fake tan from a bottle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sprayed fake snow over the trees to make it look like winter."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "imitation"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/feɪk/",
                "audio": "fa/fake/fake__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/feɪk/",
                "audio": "fa/fake/fake__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent. (originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’."
}