Description
This dictionary is designed to help students learn spoken and written English as it is actually used. It includes 54,000 words and phrases; coverage of both U.S. and British English and their differences; and more than 15,000 idioms, collocations and commonly used phrases from American and British English. Definitions are clarified with 74,000 example sentences and phrases. Usage guidance is provided through extensive labeling (old fashioned, technical, informal, humorous, etc); glosses (restatements to explain example phrases); count and non-count labeling; usage notes; and usage paragraphs.