{
    "term": "maim",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "maim",
            "heSheIt": "maims"
        },
        "pastSimple": "maimed",
        "pastParticiple": "maimed",
        "ingForm": "maiming"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to injure somebody seriously, causing permanent damage to their body",
            "sensetop": "maim somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hundreds of people are killed or maimed in car accidents every week."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "incapacitate"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/meɪm/",
                "audio": "ma/maim/maim__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/meɪmz/",
                "audio": "ma/maim/maims__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/meɪmd/",
                "audio": "ma/maim/maimed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ma/maim/maiming__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/meɪm/",
                "audio": "ma/maim/maim__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/meɪmz/",
                "audio": "ma/maim/maims__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/meɪmd/",
                "audio": "ma/maim/maimed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ma/maim/maiming__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French mahaignier, of unknown origin."
}