Usage : The basic syntax of a URL request to the API is shown below:
https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/<word>
As an example, to get definition of English word hello
, you can send request to
https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/hello
[
{
"word": "hello",
"phonetic": "həˈləʊ",
"phonetics": [
{
"text": "həˈləʊ",
"audio": "//ssl.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/20200429/hello--_gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"text": "hɛˈləʊ"
}
],
"origin": "early 19th century: variant of earlier hollo ; related to holla.",
"meanings": [
{
"partOfSpeech": "exclamation",
"definitions": [
{
"definition": "used as a greeting or to begin a phone conversation.",
"example": "hello there, Katie!",
"synonyms": [],
"antonyms": []
}
]
},
{
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"definitions": [
{
"definition": "an utterance of ‘hello’; a greeting.",
"example": "she was getting polite nods and hellos from people",
"synonyms": [],
"antonyms": []
}
]
},
{
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"definitions": [
{
"definition": "say or shout ‘hello’.",
"example": "I pressed the phone button and helloed",
"synonyms": [],
"antonyms": []
}
]
}
]
}
]
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