{
    "term": "living",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "alive now",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "all **living things**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "living organisms"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the finest living pianist"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The elephant is the biggest living land animal."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used for living rather than working in",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The workers' **living quarters** were cramped and uncomfortable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a separate **living space/area**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used or practised now",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "living languages *(= those still spoken)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a living faith"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is living proof that age is no barrier to new challenges."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to frighten somebody very much",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the coldest winter in living memory"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "li/living/living__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "li/living/living__us_5.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}