{
    "term": "inner",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "inside; towards or close to the centre of a place",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an inner courtyard"
                },
                {
                    "text": "inner London"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "private and secret; not expressed or shown to other people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She doesn't reveal much of her **inner self**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **inner workings** of the mind"
                },
                {
                    "text": "An inner voice told him that what he was doing was wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has to fight an inner turmoil even to step onto a plane."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a character who makes us wish to know more about his **inner life**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's time to get in touch with your inner geek *(= the part of you that likes  things, even though you pretend not to)."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪnə(r)/",
                "audio": "in/inner/inner__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪnər/",
                "audio": "in/inner/inner__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English innerra, innra, comparative of in."
}