Using an English-English monolingual learner's dictionary may require more effort, but can be beneficial to second-language learners: Second-language English learners often feel more comfortable using a bilingual dictionary (English-Spanish, for example), since each English headword is given a translation or brief definition in the learner's native language. (3000 "Core Vocabulary" words are identified here.)īilingual dictionary or monolingual dictionary? Headwords are defined using simple language for learners.The Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary ( ) is a monolingual dictionary for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Headwords are all defined using a 3000-word defining vocabulary.The Collins Cobuild English for Learners Dictionary (at is a monolingual dictionary for intermediate to advanced learners of English. You can hear British (BrE) and American (NAmE) pronunciations of headwords.Ĭollins Cobuild English for Learners Dictionary.(You can see the "Oxford 3000" defining vocabulary listed here.) The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ( is a monolingual dictionary for intermediate to advanced learners of English. You can listen to recorded pronunciations of headwords.(You can see the defining vocabulary listed here.) Headwords are all defined using a 2500-word defining vocabulary.
The Macmillan Dictionary ( is a monolingual dictionary for intermediate-level learners of English. You can see translations of the headword or look it up in several bilingual dictionaries.For most words in a definition, clicking a word will look up its meaning.You can listen to British (UK) and American (US) pronunciations of headwords.Headwords are all defined using a 2000-word defining vocabulary.The Cambridge Learner's Dictionary (at ) is a monolingual dictionary for intermediate-level learners of English. Definitions include information about grammar, usage, idioms and phrasal verbs.Double-click any word to look up its meaning.(This is the same set of 2000 words explained in the Learn These Words First dictionary.) Headwords are all defined using the 2000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary.The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ( is a monolingual dictionary for intermediate to advanced learners of English. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English It can show you where to find a simple explanation for each word used in the definition. Tip: When you look up a word in an intermediate or advanced dictionary, if the definition contains some unfamiliar words, you can copy and paste the definition into the Word Finding Tool. You can look up many additional headwords in larger learner's dictionaries, which often use between 20 words in their defining vocabularies (for intermediate-level learners). The Learn These Words First dictionary explains 2400 headwords using a 360-word defining vocabulary (for beginning-level learners).
0 kommentar(er)
