{
    "term": "wife",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the woman that somebody is married to; a married woman",
            "sensetop": "wife of somebody",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)(informal)(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I met my wife at university."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wants a divorce from his **estranged wife**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is **survived by his wife** Anne."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has a wife and two children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left his wife for a younger woman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the wife of the Italian ambassador",
                    "contextForm": "wife of somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's his second wife."
                },
                {
                    "text": "his former/future wife"
                },
                {
                    "text": "his wife of 25 years"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The actress was photographed on the red carpet with her wife, Ellen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many of the players brought their wives or girlfriends along for the trip."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is still struggling with the death of his wife."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Steve lives here with his wife and children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Aisha met her wife at college."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is my wife, Julie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His wife has just given birth to a son."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His wife divorced him after fifteen years of marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His parents were always trying to find him a wife."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mr Thomas is survived by his wife, Muriel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The general was accompanied by his wife."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the vicar's wife"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["new", "future", "former"],
                "verb + wife": ["meet", "marry", "live with"],
                "wife + verb": ["give birth"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a man and woman who are married to each other",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They lived together as husband and wife *(= as if they were married)* for years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a husband-and-wife team"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an old idea or belief that people now know is not correct",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "everyone; a large number of people",
            "labels": "(British English, old-fashioned, informal, humorous)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/waɪf/",
                "audio": "wi/wife/wife__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/waɪvz/",
                "audio": "wi/wife/wives__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/waɪf/",
                "audio": "wi/wife/wife__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/waɪvz/",
                "audio": "wi/wife/wives__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English wīf ‘woman’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijf and German Weib."
}