{
    "term": "which",
    "partOfSpeech": "pronoun, determiner",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used in questions to ask somebody to be exact about one or more people or things from a limited number",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Which is better exercise—swimming or tennis?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Which way is the wind blowing?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to be exact about the thing or things that you mean",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Houses which overlook the lake cost more."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a crisis for which she was totally unprepared."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to give more information about something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His best movie, which won several awards, was about the life of Gandhi."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your claim ought to succeed, **in which case** the damages will be substantial."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to talk about recognizing the difference between one person or thing and another",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The twins are so alike I can't tell which is which."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɪtʃ/",
                "audio": "wh/which/which__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɪtʃ/",
                "audio": "wh/which/which__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hwilc, from the Germanic bases of who and alike."
}