{
    "term": "partly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to some extent; not completely",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Some people are unwilling to attend the classes **partly because** of the cost involved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These low prices were **partly due to** excess supply."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was only **partly responsible** for the accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The story is partly based on fact."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was partly my fault."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two factors at least **partly explain** her success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her eyes were partly open."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Inflation accelerated partly as a result of increased oil prices."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is partly a matter of personalities, but only partly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Prosperity increased partly as a consequence of reduced inflation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The result is partly a matter of skill and partly of chance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The loss of people close to him partly explains his comic obsession with love and death."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpɑːtli/",
                "audio": "pa/partly/partly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpɑːrtli/",
                "audio": "pa/partly/partly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}