[
  {
    "word": "rather",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8\u0279\u0251\u02d0\u00f0\u0259/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0279\u0251\u02d0\u00f0\u0259/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02cc\u0279\u0251\u02d0\u02c8\u00f0\u025c\u02d0(\u0279)/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0279\u00e6\u00f0\u025a/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/rather-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1227416",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To prefer; to prefer to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Prior; earlier; former.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "More quickly; sooner, earlier.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'd like this one rather than the other one."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "It wasn't supposed to be popular; rather, it was supposed to get the job done."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I didn't want to leave. Or rather I did, just not alone."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(degree) Somewhat, fairly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "This melon is rather tasteless, especially compared to the one we had last time."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "as lief",
          "liefer",
          "liever",
          "fairly",
          "quite",
          "somewhat"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "utterly"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "interjection",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "An enthusiastic affirmation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "\"Would you like some?\" -- \"Rather!\""
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rather"
    ]
  }
]