See speak too soon on Wiktionary
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"forms": [
{
"form": "speaks too soon",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "speaking too soon",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "spoke too soon",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "spoken too soon",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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"1": "speak<,,spoke,spoken> too soon"
},
"expansion": "speak too soon (third-person singular simple present speaks too soon, present participle speaking too soon, simple past spoke too soon, past participle spoken too soon)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
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"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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37,
51
]
],
"text": "Uh-oh, it's started raining again. I spoke too soon when I said the weather was brightening up.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To say something that is then contradicted by events, normally in an unwelcome way."
],
"id": "en-speak_too_soon-en-verb-Gv2sm4kU",
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "puhua liian hätäisesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "puhua liian aikaisin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "parler trop vite"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "źle przewidywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "źle przewidzieć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zapeszać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zapeszyć"
}
]
}
],
"word": "speak too soon"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "speaks too soon",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "speaking too soon",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "spoke too soon",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "spoken too soon",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "speak<,,spoke,spoken> too soon"
},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
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"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English verbs",
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"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Polish translations",
"Translation table header lacks gloss"
],
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37,
51
]
],
"text": "Uh-oh, it's started raining again. I spoke too soon when I said the weather was brightening up.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To say something that is then contradicted by events, normally in an unwelcome way."
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "puhua liian hätäisesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "puhua liian aikaisin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "parler trop vite"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "źle przewidywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "źle przewidzieć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zapeszać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zapeszyć"
}
],
"word": "speak too soon"
}
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