{
    "term": "pet",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an animal, a bird, etc. that you have at home for pleasure, rather than one that is kept for work or food",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do you have any pets?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a pet dog/hamster"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a family pet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "exotic pets"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**pet food**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Being a responsible **pet owner** means caring for your pet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **pet shop** *(= where animals are sold as pets)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keeping pigs as pets has become extremely popular."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Feed your pet a healthy diet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She bundled Daisy into her pet carrier."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The apartment we live in doesn't allow pets of any kind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a vacuum cleaner that can tackle pet hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "if you need help locating your lost pet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "kids with pet allergies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the booming trade in exotic pets"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the latest wave of toy technology: virtual pets"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the loss of a beloved pet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the pet care industry"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the smuggling of endangered species for the pet trade"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["domestic", "family", "house"],
                "verb + pet": ["have", "keep", "own"],
                "pet + noun": ["shop", "store", "cat"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who is given special attention by somebody, especially in a way that seems unfair to other people",
            "labels": "(usually disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's the **teacher's pet**."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "favourite"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used when speaking to somebody to show kind feelings or to be friendly",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What's wrong, pet?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be a pet *(= be kind)* and post this letter for me."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pet/",
                "audio": "pe/pet/pet__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pet/",
                "audio": "pe/pet/pet__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent. (as a noun; originally Scots and northern English): of unknown origin."
}