Learner’s Dictionary

Learner’s Dictionary

The Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary has the words, phrases, and collocations that intermediate learners of British English need to know. Clear, simple definitions and audio pronunciations, with thousands of carefully chosen example sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus, help students write and speak English more naturally.

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The Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary is based on original research on the unique Cambridge English Corpus, and includes all the vocabulary that students need to know at CEFR B1–B2 levels from the English Vocabulary Profile. It’s ideal for anyone preparing for intermediate Cambridge Exams for schools.

More than 35,000 simple definitions using words you know
Hear the words spoken in British and American English
More than 25,000 real examples show how words are used
Guidewords take you to the exact meaning you are looking for
Ideal for intermediate learners of English (CEFR levels A2–B2)
Based on the Cambridge English Corpus — a database of over 2 billion words

Acknowledgements

Chief Editor
Stella O’Shea

Editor
Helen Waterhouse

Word of the Day

pseudonym

UK
/ˈsjuː.də.nɪm/
US
/ˈsuː.də.nɪm/

a name someone uses instead of their real name, especially on a written work

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