Words / A2

DIKSH-uh-nree/ˈdɪkʃənri/

When spelling or meaning is unclear, you look the word up in a dictionary — a book or app that explains words. Bilingual dictionaries translate; monolingual ones explain in English. A vocabulary list is your own notes; a dictionary is the full reference. Do not say “search the dictionary” if you mean look up.

Meaning

A book or app that explains the meanings of words.

Examples

• “Look the word up in a dictionary.”
• “Keep a dictionary on your phone.”
• “The dictionary shows the British spelling.”

Good to know

look a word up in a dictionary. App or paper book.

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