Longman Dictionary Of American

About Longman Dictionary Of American Android App

Longman Dictionary of American English
Longman Dictionary of American English with new collocation information and vocabulary practice

The 5th edition of this best-selling dictionary for learners of American English helps intermediate students improve their writing with the new Collocations feature and offers extra support for those studying other subjects in English. The integrated Thesaurus helps students build their vocabulary.

Clear and comprehensive

109,000 words, meanings and phrases, including words from the Academic Word List
59,000 example sentences, showing thousands of collocations
Clear definitions written using the Longman American Defining Vocabulary of just 2,000 common words
Longman 9,000 key words highlighted – the core vocabulary to understand texts
Words for the content areas such as Science and Social Studies
The key to vocabulary building

Collocation boxes show combinations of words that are often used together, such as strong interest, highly successful and take a test
The Thesaurus explains thousands of synonyms and antonyms to help you choose the right word and build your vocabulary
The Topic Vocabulary section helps you find the vocabulary you need to write about common topics such as Describing Places, Technology, Sports and Relationships
15,000 etymologies explain the origins of words
Interactive practice

Pronunciation of all the words and example sentences, and pronunciation practice
Longman Vocabulary Checker: find out which type of vocabulary is used in the text you are reading and which words you should learn
Academic Study Center with interactive exercises for vocabulary, reading and writing, and exam practice for SAT® and TOEFL®

New Functionality:

- Full content of the print dictionary
- PLUS additional collocations, synonyms, and word origins
- Guide on how to use the dictionary
- Search using wildcards and suggested words
- Predictive text in search helps you with spelling as you look for words
- Search for idioms and phrasal verbs
- Search history to help you find recently searched for words
- Support for search from within other compatible apps on your device
- Bookmark your favorite words
- Word-of-the-Day
- My vocabulary