Description
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary provides definitions for about 170,000 words, phrases and examples and is compiled to offer what learners need most in a dictionary.The Third Edition offers new, up-to-date vocabulary (e.g. sex up, speed-dating, whiteboard), new 'mini-collocation' boxes, and new frequency information to highlight the most important words to learn. The new Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary gives you everything you need to learn English and pass exams!
Bang Up-to-date and Easy to Use
* References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English
* All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable)
* Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams
* Only words from a defining vocabulary used to help make definitions easy to understand
* Over 90,000 examples, mainly full sentences, show you how English is used in context and help you write natural English.
* 25,000 collocations show the way words work together in English
A search tool
Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:
* A quick search of words while you type
* A 'fuzzy filter' for when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
* A 'keyword' search for finding key words within phrasal verbs
* A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters
A learning tool
The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to expand your vocabulary further:
* A 'Favourites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words
* Your last visited words are all saved in your 'History', so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
* Discover a new word every day with the 'Daily' feature
* Ability to have dictionary Word of the Day as a widget on the device home screen
* See words in context with example sentences
* Online and offline modes supported; the offline mode allows you to download the whole dictionary and work independently from data connections
Minh Hai
Apr 6, 2012 4:08:58 PM
Excellent!! Nothing much to say, this apparently is very helpful for English learner!
Siavash
Jul 4, 2011 11:30:29 PM
Great! Really useful.
Amir
May 25, 2011 12:03:10 PM
Quality content. Subpar interface
kalimango
Apr 22, 2011 7:21:29 PM
Not comprehensive and explanation are not detailed enough, lousy don't waste your money
Milos
Jan 17, 2011 9:37:49 AM
couldn't gey a return server busy.Don't buy it.
Von
Jul 25, 2010 6:10:35 PM
Keep on saying that there is a newer version and do not allow me to use when there is none. Returned!!!
Christopher
Jul 7, 2010 9:20:03 PM
Would give 5 stars if it had voice pronunciation like on its internet version
s.illes79
Mar 17, 2010 10:53:28 PM
Would be nice to integrate with other apps(browser) to quickly look up words +fuzzy filter
itsamike
Jan 23, 2010 8:20:48 AM
This may be a niche-market app, but it does what it says it will do, and very well, at that.