{
    "term": "lover",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a partner in a sexual relationship outside marriage",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He denied that he was her lover."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were lovers for several years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The park was full of young lovers holding hands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They met at work and soon became lovers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He suspected me of having a lover."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The song is about a jilted lover who seeks revenge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She decided she would take a lover."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ardent", "good", "great"],
                "verb + lover": ["be", "become", "find"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who likes or enjoys a particular thing",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a lover of music"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an art lover"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a nature lover"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a devoted animal lover, and had a large number of pets at home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was a great lover of the arts, and of Greek architecture in particular."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlʌvə(r)/",
                "audio": "lo/lover/lover__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlʌvər/",
                "audio": "lo/lover/lover__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}