A Closer Look at Dictionaries.

All dictionaries are not the same.  Some give you more help than others.   I looked at several dictionaries for three things: a learner’s dictionary, a voice which pronounces the word, and a sentence or phrase containing the word.  I found only one dictionary that has all three.  It is the Cambridge learner’s dictionary. Dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-english/  They give the word in a sentence or phrase, but it’s hard to see because it is in light gray.  Try it out by looking up these words:  beneficial, eminent, and introduction.

I thank Nida for showing me the Cambridge Dictionary.

Votes: 0
E-mail me when people leave their comments –

You need to be a member of MyEnglishClub to add comments!

Join MyEnglishClub

Comments

  • You're welcome, Pauline!

  • Thanks for your recommendation!

  • Oops. That should have been Merriam-Webster

  • I use Merriam-Weber myself. For beginners, though, I would recommend a different kind of dictionary. The same is true for thefreedictionary.com. It doesn't give the word in a sentence, and I think that's important.

  • I am always using http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ and http://www.merriam-webster.com/

    Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
    The World's most comprehensive free online dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia with synonyms, definitions, idioms, abbreviations, and medical, fi…
This reply was deleted.