{
    "term": "ultimately",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in the end; finally",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A poor diet will **ultimately lead to** illness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is ultimately responsible for the actions of the rebels he leads."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ultimately, you'll have to make the decision yourself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His strategy ultimately failed, however."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Smith ultimately became the father of modern geology."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The economic changes ultimately proved successful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a propaganda victory that ultimately decided the outcome of the war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The campaign was ultimately successful."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "at the most basic and important level",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All life depends ultimately on oxygen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ultimately, however, films come down to their stories and characters."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʌltɪmətli/",
                "audio": "ul/ultimately/ultimately__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʌltɪmətli/",
                "audio": "ul/ultimately/ultimately__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}