IMPORTANT: This free download will give you 100 sample entries from the new OALD 9th edition – you can activate the full dictionary via in-app purchase. If you have previously bought the OALD 8th edition app, then you can re-download this for free. Please contact us at eltdict.help@oup.com if you have any queries or require any assistance with the OALD app.
Over 100 million English language learners use Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) to develop their English skills for work and study.
Use OALD to understand what words mean, learn how to say them, and know how to use them.
With the OALD app you can:
•find over 185,000 words, phrases, and meanings - including 900 new words and meanings.
•trust the clear explanations and example sentences from the authoritative Oxford English Corpus.
Improve your pronunciation and get added listening practice
•Listen to real voice audio for words and example sentences, in both British and American English accents
•Access the high-quality audio online, or download all 116,000 sentences to listen offline
•Practise your pronunciation by listening to the audio, recording your own voice and playing it back to compare
Expand your vocabulary and produce more natural sounding English
•Learn synonyms, collocations (words which go together) and everyday expressions
•Learn the Oxford 3000 - the most important words to know in English
•Use colour illustrations to enrich your vocabulary
•Search for and study phrasal verbs and idioms
•Learn lists of related vocabulary with pre-loaded Favourites folders
Navigate quickly to find exactly what you want
•Use Full Text Search to find your word in any idiom, phrasal verb, or example sentence in the dictionary
•Tap any word in an entry to instantly look it up
•Look up words directly from many popular apps, such as Safari
Organise and personalize your favourite entries
•create lists of your Favourites, and create folders and subfolders to store them
•export your Favourite lists and History list
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