{
    "term": "hey",
    "partOfSpeech": "exclamation",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to attract somebody’s attention or to express interest, surprise or anger",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hey, can I just ask you something?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hey, leave my things alone!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to say hello",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hey, Jake! How are you doing?"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "hi"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to show that you do not really care about something or that you think it is not important",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That's the third time I've been late this week—but hey!—who's counting?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used at the end of a statement, to show that you have finished speaking, or to form a question or invite somebody to reply",
            "labels": "(South African English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Thanks for your help, hey."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My new bike's nice, hey?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that something does not matter or that you do not care about it",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This is probably a bad idea, but what the hey!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/heɪ/",
                "audio": "he/hey/hey__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/heɪ/",
                "audio": "he/hey/hey__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "natural exclamation: first recorded in Middle English."
}