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What kind of dictionary should I use?
you
(in
lf possible, should use two dictionaries: a good bilingual dictionary both your
own language with English translations)
and
and a good monolingual dictionary
(English A may
words with English definitions). monolingual dictionary give you more
information about a word or phrase; in addition, it is a good idea for you to work in
English as much as possible. The examples on these pages are from the Combridge
Essentiol English Dictionory.
What information can I find in a dictionary?
The most common reason for looking a word up in a dictionary is to find out its
meaning. However, a dictionary can also give you a lot of other information about a
word. The Combridge Essentíql Englísh Dictionory, for example, can give up to six types
of information before the meaning of the word and four further types of information
after it. These examples are all from Unit l.
I the main form of the word
In blue you will see the
main form of the word.

' airportl'ee p: ;tl noun
: a place where aeroplanes take off
,, and land

2 the pronunciation the word These symbols show you
of
how to say the word

city l'srtil noun (plural cities)
a large town

3 its part of speech This tells you what part of speech -
-
noun, verb, adjective, etc. a word is.

tax¡ /'t:ieksi/ noun
a car with a driver who you pay to
take you somewhere: l'll take a taxi to
the airport.

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