What's New
* Optimized for iPhone 5
App Description
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (3rd edition) provides definitions for about 170,000 words, phrases and examples and is compiled to offer what learners need most in a dictionary. This edition offers new, up-to-date vocabulary (e.g. sex up, speed-dating, whiteboard), new 'mini-collocation' boxes, and new frequency information to highlight the most important words to learn. The new Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary gives you everything you need to learn English and pass exams!
* Over 170,000 words, phrases and examples
* All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable)
* Only words from a defining vocabulary used to help make definitions easy to understand
* Over 90,000 examples, mainly full sentences, show you how English is used in context and help you write natural English
* 25,000 collocations show the way words work together in English
* Automatic recognition of inflected forms
WHAT'S NEW:
* You will find newly added Illustrations and photos to illustrate the word definitions.
* Common grammar and style and usage labels are included.
* Examples included in the word definitions show you how to use words in the most natural and fluent way.
A SEARCH TOOL:
Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:
* A quick search of words while you type
* A ‘fuzzy filter’ when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
* A ‘keyword’ search for finding key words within compound words
* A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters
A LEARNING TOOL:
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to grow your vocabulary further:
* ‘Favourites’ feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words from the extensive library, which includes all cross-curriculum words
* Your last visited words are all saved in your ‘History’, so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
* Discover more about language with the special language notes and ‘Word of the day’ feature
* Fun and engaging word games like ‘Hangman’, ‘Word scramble’ and ‘Anagrams’ give the opportunity to use newly learnt words
App Changes
- June 23, 2011 Price decrease: $15.99 -> $0.99
- July 04, 2011 Price increase: $0.99 -> $15.99
- July 19, 2011 New version 4.0.1
- October 19, 2011 Price decrease: $15.99 -> $11.99
- December 02, 2011 Price increase: $11.99 -> $15.99
- September 18, 2012 New version 5.0.14
- November 17, 2012 New version 5.0.17
- April 13, 2013 Price decrease: $15.99 -> $2.99
- April 14, 2013 Price increase: $2.99 -> $15.99