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"ref": "2013 March 14, Parks and Recreation, season 5, episode 16, Bailout",
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"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
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"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
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"code": "sw",
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"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "kuhusu"
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"_dis1": "5 5 1 1 1 7 64 6 9",
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Albanian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 4 2 4 4 3 5 4 2 3 6 2 8 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 5 3 1 2 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "9 8 3 1 4 5 5 2 3 2 3 7 2 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Arabic translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Assamese translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Asturian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Bashkir translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Belarusian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Bengali translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 2 2 5 5 4 2 2 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 5 3 1 1 2 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 7 2 9 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Burmese translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 5 3 5 3 4 4 2 5 3 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 4 3 5 2 3 3 2 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Czech translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "9 10 3 1 4 4 3 1 3 0 1 10 1 13 3 4 6 2 4 4 1 7 3 0 1 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Danish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 8 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 1 3 8 1 12 4 3 4 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 1 2 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "9 10 4 1 4 6 3 1 5 0 1 10 0 10 3 3 7 2 4 4 1 7 2 0 0 0 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Eastern Mari translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 8 3 1 3 5 4 2 3 3 3 7 1 9 3 2 4 2 3 3 3 6 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 5 3 1 4 1 2 8 1 12 5 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 0 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Esperanto translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 1 2 8 1 11 4 4 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 8 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 1 3 8 1 11 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 1 2 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with French translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 3 1 1 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Galician translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 8 3 1 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 7 1 9 3 2 4 2 3 3 2 6 2 4 4 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 8 1 14 4 4 5 2 4 4 2 5 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with German translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 2 2 3 5 3 5 2 2 3 7 2 10 4 2 4 2 4 4 2 6 3 0 1 2 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Greek translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Hebrew translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 1 2 8 1 10 4 3 5 2 4 4 3 5 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Hindi translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 2 2 5 4 3 4 2 2 3 6 2 9 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 5 3 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Hungarian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 5 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Icelandic translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 3 4 5 3 1 3 1 1 9 1 12 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 0 0 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Ido translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 9 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 3 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Indonesian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 5 3 1 4 1 1 9 1 12 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 0 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Interlingua translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 10 3 3 5 2 5 4 2 5 2 1 1 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Irish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "9 8 2 1 4 6 4 2 2 2 3 8 2 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Italian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 4 5 3 1 3 1 2 9 1 13 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 0 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Japanese translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Khmer translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Korean translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Kyrgyz translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 3 4 5 3 2 3 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 4 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Lao translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 4 5 3 1 3 1 2 9 1 13 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 0 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Latin translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 9 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 3 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Latvian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 9 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 3 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 1 4 5 3 1 4 1 1 9 1 11 3 3 6 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Lower Sorbian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Luxembourgish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 9 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 3 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Macedonian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Malay translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 4 5 3 1 3 1 2 9 1 13 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 0 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Malayalam translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Maltese translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 2 2 4 5 3 4 2 2 3 7 2 10 4 3 6 2 4 4 2 6 3 1 2 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 5 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Maori translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 4 5 3 1 2 1 2 9 1 13 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 1 1 4",
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"name": "Terms with Mòcheno translations",
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
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"name": "Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations",
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 10 4 1 4 6 3 1 5 0 1 10 0 10 3 3 7 2 4 4 1 7 2 0 0 1 3",
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 4 2 4 4 3 3 4 1 3 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 6 3 2 5 2 1 1 2 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Northern Sami translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Norwegian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 5 2 2 2 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Occitan translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 6 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 1 3 7 1 8 3 2 5 3 8 4 3 5 2 0 1 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Old English translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 8 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 1 9 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 2 9 9 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Pennsylvania German translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 5 4 3 2 3 1 3 7 1 9 3 3 4 2 5 3 2 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Persian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 1 4 4 3 1 3 0 1 8 1 19 4 4 4 2 3 3 1 5 2 0 0 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 8 2 2 5 4 3 3 2 1 3 7 1 10 4 4 5 2 4 4 3 6 3 1 1 2 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Polish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 8 3 1 4 5 4 2 3 3 3 7 1 9 3 2 4 2 3 3 2 6 2 4 4 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 3 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Romanian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 6 5 3 1 2 1 2 9 1 12 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 3 0 0 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Russian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 5 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 6 2 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Scots translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 5 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 9 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 3 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Slovak translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Slovene translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "9 9 3 2 4 5 3 1 3 1 2 9 1 11 4 3 6 2 4 4 2 7 2 0 1 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 5 3 1 4 1 2 9 1 12 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Swahili translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 3 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 5 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 5 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Tagalog translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
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"name": "Terms with Talysh translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Tamil translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 5 3 1 4 1 2 9 1 12 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Telugu translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 9 2 2 4 4 3 1 2 1 2 8 1 10 3 3 5 2 4 4 2 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Thai translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 4 5 3 2 3 1 2 9 1 11 4 3 6 2 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Tibetan translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Turkish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Urdu translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 3 4 5 3 1 4 1 2 9 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 0 0 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Ute translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Uzbek translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 8 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 7 2 10 3 3 5 2 3 3 2 5 2 5 5 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 4 5 3 1 2 1 2 9 1 13 4 3 5 2 4 4 2 6 2 0 1 1 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Volapük translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 8 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 3 7 1 10 4 3 5 3 4 4 3 6 2 2 2 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Welsh translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 8 1 11 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Yiddish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 3 2 5 5 3 2 3 1 3 8 1 10 3 3 5 3 4 4 2 5 2 1 1 2 3",
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"name": "Terms with Zulu translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
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"text": "to bring about, to come about"
}
],
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"In the course of events."
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"(possibly obsolete, outside set phrases) In the course of events."
],
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"possibly"
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"references": []
}
],
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22,
27
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{
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"text": "Indeede I am in the waste two yards about."
},
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45,
50
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],
"ref": "1904 [1600?], Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation Made by Sea Or Over-land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at Any Time Within the Compasse of These 1600 Yeeres, page 104:",
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35
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],
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[
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"_dis1": "5 5 5 0 5 6 6 6 7 9 7 40 1",
"code": "da",
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"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "i omkreds"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 5 5 0 5 6 6 6 7 9 7 40 1",
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"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "rond"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 5 5 0 5 6 6 6 7 9 7 40 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "ĉirkaŭe"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 5 5 0 5 6 6 6 7 9 7 40 1",
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"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "ympäri"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 5 5 0 5 6 6 6 7 9 7 40 1",
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"sense": "in circuit",
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},
{
"_dis1": "5 5 5 0 5 6 6 6 7 9 7 40 1",
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"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "מסביב"
},
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"_dis1": "5 5 5 0 5 6 6 6 7 9 7 40 1",
"code": "io",
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"sense": "in circuit",
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},
{
"_dis1": "5 5 5 0 5 6 6 6 7 9 7 40 1",
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"sense": "on every side of",
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"sense": "on every side of",
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"sense": "on every side of",
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"sense": "on every side of",
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{
"code": "fa",
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"sense": "on every side of",
"word": "پیرامون"
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"sense": "on every side of",
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "on every side of",
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"code": "pl",
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"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "on every side of",
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"sense": "on every side of",
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"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "on every side of",
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{
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"note": "în jurul + genitive",
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{
"code": "ru",
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"lang_code": "ru",
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"sense": "on every side of",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "on every side of",
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{
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"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "on every side of",
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"sense": "on every side of",
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{
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{
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"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "ətrafında"
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{
"code": "da",
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{
"code": "da",
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"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
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{
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "par-dessus"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "über"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "על"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "meál",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "מעל"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"lang_code": "kmr",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "dorî"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "pa"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "apkārt"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "naokolu",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "наоколу"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "rundt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "ponad"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "por"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "po",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "по"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "mun cuairt"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "mu chuairt"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "po"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "okolo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "encima de"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "omkring"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "runt om"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "cuṟṟi",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "சுற்றி"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"english": "vicinity; region",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"translation": "vicinity; region",
"word": "tarafta"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "etrafında"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "çevresinde"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"note": "on a subject matter",
"sense": "over or upon different parts of",
"word": "hakkında"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"lang_code": "ast",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "a puntu de"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "a punt de"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "jíjiāng",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "即將 /即将"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "til"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "på vej til"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "op het punt staan"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "-ota"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "lähellä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "vähällä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "aikeissa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "sur le point"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "a punto de"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "bereit zu"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "עמד ל..."
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "-nevālā",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "-नेवाला"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "hampir"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "akan"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "ar tí"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "stare per"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "tokoro",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "ところ"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"lang_code": "kmr",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "teqrîben"
},
{
"code": "la",
"english": "I am about to be",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"translation": "I am about to be",
"word": "futurus sum"
},
{
"code": "la",
"english": "I am about to go",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"note": "used a verb in periphastic conjugation",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"translation": "I am about to go",
"word": "iturus sum"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "tūlīt"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "tūliņ"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "tikpat kā"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "samo što ne",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "само што не"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "štotuku ne",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "штотуку не"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "på veg til"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "prestes a"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "gotóv",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "гото́в"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "o"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "a punto de"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "på väg att"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "viḷimpil",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "விளிம்பில்"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "on the point or verge of",
"word": "sắp"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "ʕan",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "عَن"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "arz",
"roman": "ʕan",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "عن"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "masin",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "մասին"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"lang_code": "ast",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "de"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "haqqında"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "barədə"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"lang_code": "ba",
"roman": "turahında",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "тураһында"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"lang_code": "ba",
"roman": "xaqında",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "хаҡында"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"lang_code": "ba",
"roman": "turala",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "турала"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "pra",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "пра"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "ab",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "аб"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"lang_code": "bn",
"roman": "śombondhe",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "সম্বন্ধে"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"lang_code": "bn",
"roman": "niẏe",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "নিয়ে"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "za",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "за"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "de"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "guānyú",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "關於 /关于"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "duìyú",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "對於 /对于"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "o"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "om"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "vedrørende"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "angående"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "over"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "in verband met"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "pri"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"elative"
],
"word": "-sta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"elative"
],
"word": "-stä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "olla kyse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "to be about",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "concerning",
"translation": "to be about",
"word": "olla kysymys"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "de"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "sur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "au sujet de"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "à propos de"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "acerca de"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "de"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "-ze",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "-ზე"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "über"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "gia",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "για"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "perí",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "περί"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "perí",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"with-genitive"
],
"word": "περί"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "al",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "על"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "al odót",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "על אודות"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "odót",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "אודות"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "ke bāre",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "के बारे"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "-ról"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "-ről"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "um"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "pri"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "tentang"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "riguardo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "su"
},
{
"alt": "ni tsuite (no)",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "…について（の）"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "pii",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "ពី"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "ʼɑmpii",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "អំពី"
},
{
"alt": "~e daehan",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "~에 대한"
},
{
"alt": "~e daehae",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "~에 대해"
},
{
"alt": "~e gwanhan",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "~에 관한"
},
{
"alt": "~e gwanhae",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "~에 관해"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "kiāu kap",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "ກ່ຽວກັບ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "de"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"with-ablative"
],
"word": "super"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "par"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "apie"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"lang_code": "lb",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "iwwer"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "za",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "за"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "okolu",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "околу"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
],
"word": "تنتڠ"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
],
"word": "مڠناءي"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
],
"word": "برکاءيتن دڠن"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
],
"word": "برکناءن دڠن"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
],
"word": "دريحال"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Rumi"
],
"word": "tentang"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Rumi"
],
"word": "mengenai"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Rumi"
],
"word": "berkaitan dengan"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Rumi"
],
"word": "berkenaan dengan"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"Rumi"
],
"word": "darihal"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "kuṟiccŭ",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"postpositional"
],
"word": "കുറിച്ച്"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "paṟṟi",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"postpositional"
],
"word": "പറ്റി"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "dwar"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"lang_code": "zdj",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "uhusu"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"lang_code": "se",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "birra"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "om"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "angående"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "subre"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "be"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "darbâre-ye",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "دربارهٔ"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "râje' be",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "راجع به"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "dar mored-e",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "در مورد"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "درباب"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "o"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "acerca de"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "despre"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "o",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "о"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "ob",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"with-prepositional"
],
"word": "об"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pro",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"with-accusative"
],
"word": "про"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "nasčót",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"with-genitive"
],
"word": "насчёт"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "mu dheidhinn"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "o"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "о"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "u vezi s"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "o"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "o"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"lang_code": "dsb",
"sense": "concerning",
"tags": [
"with-locative"
],
"word": "wó"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "acerca de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "a propósito de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "por"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "con lo de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "sobre lo de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "al respecto"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "kuhusu"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "om"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "angående"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "tungkol sa"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "paṟṟi",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "பற்றி"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "kuṟittu",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "குறித்து"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "rʉ̂ʉang",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "เรื่อง"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "gìao-gàp",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "เกี่ยวกับ"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"lang_code": "bo",
"roman": "skor",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "སྐོར"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"lang_code": "bo",
"roman": "dbang du shor na",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "དབང་དུ་ཤོར་ན"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"note": "hakkında (+ genitive pronouns, but no endings on nouns)",
"sense": "concerning"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"note": "dair (follows subject+dative)",
"sense": "concerning"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "pro",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "про"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "bāre mẽ",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "بارے میں"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "mutāliq",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "متعلق"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "bābat",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "بابت"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "dar-bāra",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "در بارہ"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "bāb mẽ",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "باب میں"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "dar-bāb",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "در باب"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "silsila",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "سلسلہ"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "rāje",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "راجع"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "nisbat",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "نسبت"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "morid",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "مورد"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"lang_code": "uz",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "haqida"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "về"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"lang_code": "vo",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "dö"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"lang_code": "vo",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "tefü"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "am"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"lang_code": "yi",
"roman": "vegn",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "וועגן"
},
{
"code": "zu",
"lang": "Zulu",
"lang_code": "zu",
"sense": "concerning",
"word": "nga-"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "ʕan",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "عَن"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "arz",
"roman": "ʕan",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "عن"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "masin",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "մասին"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"lang_code": "as",
"roman": "-or kotha",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "-অৰ কথা"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"lang_code": "as",
"roman": "-or bixoye",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "-অৰ বিষয়ে"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"lang_code": "ast",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "guānyú",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "關於 /关于"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "duìyú",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "對於 /对于"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "om"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "over"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "aangaande"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "betreffende"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "pri"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "to be about",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"translation": "to be about",
"word": "hoitaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "au sujet (de)"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "à propos (de)"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "acerca de"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "über"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "von"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "על"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "... ke bāre mẽ",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "... के बारे में"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "pri"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "tentang"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "mengenai"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "riguardando"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "su"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "riguardo"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "…ni kanshite",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "…に関して"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "…ni tsuite",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "…について"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "pii",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "ពី"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "ʼɑmpii",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "អំពី"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"lang_code": "kmr",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "nêzî"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "in"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "de"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "par"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "za",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "за"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "okolu",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "околу"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "dwar"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "om"
},
{
"code": "pdc",
"lang": "Pennsylvania German",
"lang_code": "pdc",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "deswegge, dewegge"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "nazd",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "نزد"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "preocupado/lidando com"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "o",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "о"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pro",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "про"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "mu dheidhinn"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "o"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "sobre"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "acerca de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "a propósito de"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "kuhusu"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "om"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "pro",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "про"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "... ke bāre mẽ",
"sense": "concerned with, engaged in",
"word": "... کے بارے میں"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "mot",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "մոտ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "yanında"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "yaxınlığında"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "på"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "omheen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "bij"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "in de buurt"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "ĉirkaŭ"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"english": "2, on one’s person",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"translation": "2, on one’s person",
"word": "kun"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "lähellä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in the immediate neighborhood of",
"word": "läheisyydessä"
},
{
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "here and there",
"word": "mu chuairt"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "here and there",
"word": "naokolo"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "here and there",
"word": "tu i tamo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "here and there",
"word": "alrededor"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "here and there",
"word": "runt"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "iṅkum aṅkum",
"sense": "here and there",
"word": "இங்கும் அங்கும்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "aṅkum iṅkum",
"sense": "here and there",
"word": "அங்கும் இங்கும்"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "ḥawālī",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "حَوَالِي"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "arz",
"roman": "ḥawālī",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "حوالي"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "mot",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "մոտ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "motavorapes",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "մոտավորապես"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "hamarya",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "համարյա"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "gretʻe",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "գրեթե"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "pryblízna",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "прыблі́зна"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "blízka",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "блі́зка"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "okolo",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "около"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "priblizitelno",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "приблизително"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "dàgài",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "大概"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "asi"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "přibližně"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "cirka"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "næsten"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "omkring"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "ongeveer"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "vrijwel"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "bijna"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "proksimume"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "ĉirkaŭ"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "noin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "likimain"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "suunnilleen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "environ"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "etwa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "ungefähr"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "schedón",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "σχεδόν"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "בערך"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "körülbelül"
},
{
"code": "hrx",
"lang": "Hunsrik",
"lang_code": "hrx",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "{{t|1=hrx|2=ungefäer}}"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "næstum því"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "proxime"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "cirkume"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "oyoso",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "およそ"
},
{
"alt": "やく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "yaku",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "約"
},
{
"alt": "たいりゃく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "tairyaku",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "大略"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "prɑɑhael",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "ប្រហែល"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "jjeum",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "쯤"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "daeryak",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "대략"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "yak",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "약"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "gyeong",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "경"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "circiter"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "aptuveni"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "apmēram"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "rečisi",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "речиси"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "ētāṇṭŭ",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "ഏതാണ്ട്"
},
{
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"lang_code": "mhr",
"roman": "iktaž",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "иктаж"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "nesten"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "hūhwega"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "nēah"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "onjefäa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "około"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "niemal"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "prawie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "aproximadamente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "cerca de"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "mais ou menos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "cam"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "primérno",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "приме́рно"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "priblizítelʹno",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "приблизи́тельно"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "ókolo",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "о́коло"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "almost",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "počtí",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"translation": "almost",
"word": "почти́"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "oko"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "približno"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "otprilike"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "asi"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "približne"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "približno"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "okoli"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "alrededor de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "unos"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "rondar"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "kadiri ya"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "ungefär"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "nästan"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "cumār",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "சுமார்"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "yaklaşık"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "pryblýzno",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "прибли́зно"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "blýzʹko",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "бли́зько"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "kólo",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "ко́ло"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "khoảng"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "chừng"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "cỡ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "độ"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"lang_code": "vo",
"sense": "nearly, approximately",
"word": "za"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "near; in the vicinity",
"word": "nabij"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "near; in the vicinity",
"word": "dichtbij"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "near; in the vicinity",
"word": "lähellä"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "near; in the vicinity",
"word": "nēah"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "near; in the vicinity",
"word": "približno"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "near; in the vicinity",
"word": "alrededor de"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "omkring"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "om-"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "in tegenovergestelde richting"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "returnen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "ympäri"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "geokkuro",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "거꾸로"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "óbratno",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "о́братно"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "wiþersīnes"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "wstecz"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "obrátno",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "обра́тно"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "o"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "cuṟṟu",
"sense": "to a reversed order, or opposite direction",
"word": "சுற்று"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "nautical: to the opposite tack",
"word": "overstag"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "nautical: to the opposite tack",
"word": "toiselle halssille"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "tirumpu",
"sense": "nautical: to the opposite tack",
"word": "திரும்பு"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "in succession; one after another",
"word": "afwisselend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "in succession; one after another",
"word": "beurtelings"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in succession; one after another",
"word": "peräkkäin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in succession; one after another",
"word": "peräkanaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in succession; one after another",
"word": "peräjälkeen"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "podrjád",
"sense": "in succession; one after another",
"word": "подря́д"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "toṭar",
"sense": "in succession; one after another",
"word": "தொடர்"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "i omkreds"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "rond"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "ĉirkaŭe"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "ympäri"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "gýro",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "γύρω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "מסביב"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "cirkume"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "dunggeulge",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "둥글게"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "okolu",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "околу"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "rundt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "wkoło"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "ao redor"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "in circuit",
"word": "mun cuairt"
},
{
"code": "gd",
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