Longman Dictionary of English v2.4.7 (Paid)

The new edition of the best-selling Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English is a complete vocabulary and grammar resource that will enhance your learning of English.

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The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (6th Edition) © 2015
Now with integrated Grammar, Thesaurus, and Collocations Dictionary.
Improve your English with the full content of the dictionary at your fingertips:

Natural English

165,000 corpus-based examples of natural English show words in context and how English is really used.

Comprehensive

230,000 words, phrases, and meanings – more than any other learner’s dictionary.
Easy to use – easy to understand

Definitions written using a vocabulary of just 2,000 words – the Longman Defining Vocabulary, ensuring all definitions are clear and easy to understand.

Expand your vocabulary

Frequency information on the most common words – the new Longman Communication 9000 – helps you learn them first.
Words from the Academic Word List highlighted to help you improve your essays and presentations.

Write and speak fluently

An integrated Collocations Dictionary with more than 65,000 collocations: learn word combinations to use the correct words together, such as ‘take a test’ (not ‘make a test’), ‘heavy rain’ (not ‘strong rain’), and ‘highly successful’.
The integrated Thesaurus with more than 18,000 synonyms, antonyms, and related words helps you improve your writing by using more precise and high level words: stop saying ‘nice’, instead, say ‘lovely, delightful, enjoyable, wonderful, brilliant’.
Register Notes on the differences between spoken and written English help you express yourself precisely.

Improve your grammar

Avoid making common mistakes and get extra help with grammar patterns and using the correct tenses.
Improve your pronunciation
All headwords pronounced in both British and American English