Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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In the classroom, at home or on the move, many people continue to rely on Cambridge's print dictionaries. billion words of real English, and the Cambridge Learner Corpus, a unique collection of exam scripts written by students taking Cambridge ESOL exams all over the world.

Check your understanding of English words with definitions in your own language using Cambridge's corpus-informed translation dictionaries and the Password and Global dictionaries from K Dictionaries. You’ll get real-world examples of how they are used in both British and American English, in formal and informal language. Cambridge Dictionary brings intermediate and advanced learners of English regularly updated words and meanings with thousands of carefully chosen example sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus — all helpfully translated into Chinese. Expand your vocabulary two ways with the Cambridge English Thesaurus: look up thousands of synonyms and antonyms quickly, or go in-depth with hundreds of articles that explain the differences between words and phrases.Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Material on these pages is copyright Cambridge University Press or reproduced with permission from other copyright owners. Overall, I would not recommend this product as it fails on the primary purpose which is to be able to provide a good definition of words and to have words one would consider necessary for an advanced learner.

An app makes sense if it's faster and possibly offline but paying to just see definition of words is ridiculous. Without this information and visibility, it's not possible for me to proceed with the purchase of premium version. Cambridge English publishes materials for learners and teachers of English, and has English learning solutions for teachers, students, and schools. With 140,000 words, phrases, meanings, and examples, Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Fourth Edition (CALD) is trusted by millions of English learners worldwide.

Informed by the Cambridge English Corpus, the dictionary is ideal for IELTS, BEC, and Cambridge English First, Advanced, and Proficiency exam preparation. Founded in the mid-16th century, Cambridge University Press is a world-leading publisher of English learning materials. The English dictionary includes the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, and the Cambridge Business English Dictionary.There are other app alternatives that at least let's you look up "hello" and hear itfs pronounciation for free. Every dictionary entry has thesaurus sections that show related words, phrases and synonyms for each meaning, helping you to expand your English knowledge. Cambridge Dictionaries Online began offering these dictionaries completely free of charge in 1999 — and today, Cambridge Dictionary is still growing. We also have a guide to the phonetics used in the dictionary, and a list explaining the labels we use. Playing a leading role in today's global educational market, Cambridge University Press publishes titles written by authors in over 100 different countries.

Get clear explanations and examples of the differences between thousands of synonyms and antonyms, in both British and American English. It is missing far too many words you would find in other advanced learner's dictionaries such as the Longman or Oxford.