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@AnshulKumar-gi8ok

2 жыл бұрын

What about Oxford advanced learner's dictionary?

@ofli6157

2 жыл бұрын

I use Tureng dictionary

@nekiramsaini6596

2 жыл бұрын

Lexico

@AnshulKumar-gi8ok

2 жыл бұрын

@@nekiramsaini6596 what lexico?

@omom4248

2 жыл бұрын

you're advertising undrated ones

Longman dictionary was my favourite since high school. It is simple and well structured.

@nphuc1

2 жыл бұрын

Is Longman Dictionary available on line too?

@HaiwangYuan

2 жыл бұрын

You mean it has been your favorite since high school, don’t you? Thanks!

I bought both Oxford and Cambridge Advanced Learner's, Longman's Dictionary of Contemporary English and Oxford Concise and Meriam-Webster Collegiate. I found that Longman is easiest to use. When I switch to on-line dictionaries, I find the same thing. I really appreciate this video.

Thanks for the informative review. One thing that the Cambridge does better than the other ones is it has a 'Contents' list at the bottom left which allows you to look very quickly for the specific one definition you want. If you search for words like 'get' or 'go' which have loads of definitions by themselves, you will be thankful for such navigation pane so you don't have to scroll all the way down. Longman will be prefect if it has such feature.

This is such a great coincidence, I have been relying on Oxford or McMillian physical dicts for decades up to my post grad years and working life. I will be doing a professional course and I have been looking online dicts that have all what Longman and Lexico would provide. Thank you so much for the information.

Thank you! One feature of Collins I like is that it tells you whether a noun is countable and uncountable, which is very useful to learners of English.

@arkady9633

Жыл бұрын

What about the frequency of usage? It's also a GREAT advantage over other dictionaries and that's why I prefer this one over them

you give us an awesome info in easy clear language 👍Thank you so so much 💚

I use them all. Sometimes even in advanced dictionaries there are no references, so I have to look up definitions and examples in the other dictionaries. I never underestimate any.

I've used both Longman and Cambridge dictionaries, but I haven't noticed these differences. Thank you for your precious piece of information ❤❤❤

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Great. Thanks for sharing and watching the lesson!

@ahmedsoliman8380

2 жыл бұрын

Longman is a easy and simplified dictionary and has many advantages and contemporary. . Longman is the best of Cambridge

@curiousfan7777

2 жыл бұрын

I never liked this dictionary Cambridge.

@jxrdxn2611

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahmedsoliman8380 but longman doesnt every defiintion possible lexico has more

A part from dictionaries I liked the way you spoke loud and clear as well as nice grip on accent.

Another feature can be included in tests which is important for me is the simplicity and plainness of the definitions. In some dictionaries you have to look up 3-4 more words to understand the definition of the intended word. It's better to have the definitions composed with common words as much as possible and not to have readers to lookup more words (those more words can require also other jumps). I have used Macmillian dictionary for years, because of the simplicity of their definitions, but sadly they have closed their online dictionary service 6 months ago.

Thank you very much for your research and sharing the info. I'm using Cambridge and found it inadequate but did not have the time to research to find better ones. I am taking your advice and switching to Longman. Once again a big thank you.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

We're happy you found the video helpful, James!

Thank you so much. Great recommendations. Henceforward I am going to use Longman.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is by far the best dictionary of upper-intermediate/Advanced learners of English. I love Longman dictionary because it has a simple thesaurus and everyday English use section besides it contain almost all the vocabulary in English. I tried to find a good thesaurus but I couldn't find better than Lexico thesaurus. I believe that Lexico/Oxford dictionary and Merriam Webster are made for native English speakers not of ESL learners. Personally, I use OALD and LDOCE dictionaries.

Thanks a lot. This lesson is very helpful and useful.

Thank you for the useful advice on choosing English dictionaries.

Thanks so much for detailed information about dictionaries. I use Cambridge, Longman, Collins. Which one comes first on my page I use that) Watching and greeting you from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

Thank you so much for such precious information! I've just tried Lexico and it's really amazing. I also like using Longman and Cambridge though Cambridge -as you've mentioned - doesn't always provides us with ALL necessary collocations or phrasals. It seems to me I'm going to fall in true love with Lexico))

@abdullahjawdat6650

2 жыл бұрын

Could you please put a link for lexico app I can't find it ?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Great! We're happy you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks for sharing your comment.

@somnathghosh2190

2 жыл бұрын

Madam, when i search lexico i got many dictionary which one i will download plz tell me

Wordreference is pretty good in its bilingual version, you can find phrasal verbs and even some idiomatic expressions. Each entry also includes related discussions in the forum, which can provides further, more specific information.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

@curiousfan7777

2 жыл бұрын

This dictionary isn't in Bulgaria. It contains only the main European languages - French, Italian, Spanish and Russian. Bulgaria is also a part of the EU.

@dovic86

2 жыл бұрын

@@curiousfan7777 You're right, I should have mentioned that.

till now I was using collins thanks for the video

Thank you for this excellent review. Very helpful.

I have never heard of Longman until now, I always use the Cambridge dictionary. Maybe it's time to switch

Bantom dictionary?I used to refer to it.It was great fun and informative with many anecdotes.

Yes, I have been using Longmans for a long time

thank you so much my friend i appreciate your clarification on these dictionaries it helps me a lot

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Omar! We're happy you enjoyed the lesson.

Thanks for sharing. As a teacher of English I have collected and been using many dictionaries. What you remarrked about Merriam Webster is true, like any other American dictionaries which claim they are dictionaries of the American language, they donot feel the need to add the British meanings and pronunciation. I used to have the Oxford Learners as an app, however, if I want to consult the pronunciation, it always requirres me to oay for the app. I used to use The Cambridge where it allows me to take notes and make my own collections. Presently I have three apps on my cell phone, the Longman, the Meriam Webster, and Offline Dictionary of Enhlish, the last one is useful when I cannot be online. And at your recommendation, I just installed Lexico. Thanks again for your video.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Great. Thanks for watching and sharing your response!

Thanks a million for your clear and amazing explanation⚘⚘⚘

I'm so delighted that this video is made public. Thank you for the answers. ^^

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Bonita.

@Fsdgm

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 i also summarise for myself that cambridge dictionary is very hard to use and meanings also not clear as longman does. so i stopped to use it 5 months ago.

I am happy to have got this information . Thanks for such a ik informative video.

Informative video good 👍 explanation throughout intire areas thank you sir.

i used all those dictionaries depending on the time i needed

I'm gonna try Lexico. Thanks for the review

Thank you! I always have an open tab with Lexico to look up words i read on the internet. Can you give me an advice which dictionaries are best for looking up synonyms while writing textes?

First thank for your information. This vedio is very usefull to me learned longman dictionary. thank you so much. The all vedios i'll subscribe

This video is really useful. Thanks so much

In my opinion, i find meriem webster to be useful not as a dictionary although i use it sometimes to look up words but mostly i use it's thesaures to look up synonyms and antonyms. This is the main feature that i like about meriem webster online dictionary and i think it can be really useful for ESL learners.

I got a lot of usefull information. thanks for good explanation!

Thanks for the really good information. I stay in Cambridge for a long time. And don't think much about other Dictionary.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for watching and sharing your comment.

Thank you so much for your advice, I'll try Lexico right now.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Let us know how it goes.

Great info. Salute for this reseach.

why didn't you include Oxford learners dictionaries ? I really enjoy using it and it has all the features you mentioned.

This chanel is very help for improve my language

My favorite dictionary is Longman, yet I still using Cambridge sometimes. Cambridge does a good job of writing clear definitions for less commonly used vocabulary.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Great job. Thank you so much.😊

I have a physical copy of Advanced Learners. Excellent!

Lexico and lanman are good ones. I also use thefreedictionary that gives many phrasal words and very detailed explanations.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Great, Danny! Thanks for sharing.

Cambridge is the best dictionary for me. It has both American and British definitions. When I don't find a word in Cambridge I go to urban dictionary. This means that it's probably a slang term.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing!

Thank you for the detailеd information. I have been using these two dictionaries: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary for 5-6 years. I did a study of which of the two dictionaries is the best. Both dictionaries are real good but I seem to prefer Longman. I have noticed somе of the words I am looking for are missing either in Longman or in Oxford. I wonder if it makes any sense to buy Longman's dictionary in paper form, because it will be more convenient for me to use it. Where can I buy this dictionary? I want to buy in the latest edition.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Desislava. You should be able to find the paper version of the Longman dictionary if you do a general web search. It looks like there are quite a few vendors, including Amazon.

@punilkantaputhem5640

3 ай бұрын

In India, Delhi, Bombay, kolkata etc in these cities the said dictionaries are available at every book store

I use GoldenDict, MDict, DicTango which include everything!

Great video ! I am probably going to use Longman I'm not very good at English right now but I hope that I can improve a lot :)

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

We're glad you liked the video!

Thanks for the information 🙏

What about Oxford advanced learner's dictionary?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sunkara. OALD is somewhere between Lexico and Longman. It's more detailed than Lexico, which might be useful, but not as information-rich as Longman.

@Fsdgm

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 but i used longman and oald together. it helps me a lot to find exact meaning with a wide range of usage. so i prefer both of them. OALD dictionary has advantagous but i have been using longman for a while.

@mahabubulhasanmithun7977

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 thanks a lot sir

@sunkaraeliya2889

2 жыл бұрын

@Juan Eron paid,mate!

What about the Oxford Learner's Dictionary?

@bartbart4702

2 жыл бұрын

my favourite one

@miguelmelo8735

2 жыл бұрын

What about Oxford advanced learner's dictionary? In my opnion it's user-friendly, in-depth details.....and i found it so easy to understand and well organized ..what do you have to say about it?

@sowmyaramachandran5887

2 ай бұрын

I wonder why he didn't compare Oxford dictionary with any of the others that he mentioned in his video

I’ve been using “The free dictionary” by farlex. For many years!! What about your opinion. I would be appreciated your thoughts.

I use long man dictionary it is the best dictionary to learn English include example ,idioms and the other staff I need to speak English.

Please make a short video on the pros and cons of the Oxford advanced learner dictionary

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, Zubair. Maybe we can do another similar lesson in the future. We'll see!

@ZubairKhan-ci8jq

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 thanks for taking my suggestion

Thank you from Moroccan in Dubai

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Five Tests Definition of every word, Definition of every phrase and idiom, Direct search of phrases and idioms Verb structure Differences and usages of UK and US pronounciation These are the five tests for chosing the best dictionaries by him

@ibrahimdahab8514

2 жыл бұрын

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@jxrdxn2611

2 жыл бұрын

bruh but longman doesnt actually have every definition

Thank you so much for your help ^^

Which dictionary is the most comprehensive (in terms of words included)??? Included synonyms could be useful I suppose, but any other features I wouldn't care too much for... I like to read dictionaries from cover to cover to enhance my vocubulary. 🧠💪

I've came across this video looking to see which dictionary would be best for me to use since Macmillan closed a few months ago. It was really good, I wish I understood why they closed -- Lexico closed as well. @Oxford Online English do you have any idea?

Thank you very much! Would you let us know whether o not TheFreeDictionary is highly recommended?

You're one of my favourite teacher's ❤️💯

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comment!

@deepakkumarnath7683

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 how many words educated native English speaker knows from dictionary? I forget words while speaking how to remember right words at right time, how to improve vocabulary quickly easily ? Answer all of this

longman dictionary is comprehensive in some way but it doesnt actually include all meanings for various words especially when it comes to phrasal verbs

Most usefull. Thank you!

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Serguei! We're happy you enjoyed it.

@Hit-First-And-Hit-Hard

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 The best one can get in this range!

Hi after this video I am planning to use Longman for my ielts vocabulary. Does online Longman dictionary gives complete list of words in alphabet A, B, C etc. Or only gives the words that I search upon? Can you guide me plz

thanks for review, very useful

thanks very informative

I really like the teacher video.　　thank you !!

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

Thank you OLI♥️ We generally use longman

THANK YOU, BRO!

What about the Oxford dictionaries? You can switch from the one for mother tongue to the Advanced Learners or viceversa.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Whatever works for you works for you! Although, as far as I'm aware, the OED is not available online or otherwise for free, and I only wanted to include free dictionaries, given that that's what most learners will be using.

@punilkantaputhem5640

3 ай бұрын

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary is also one of the best dictionaries. I recommend it.

Please make a programme on the difference of adjective and 3rd form, for example closed is adjective and also 3rd form. The schools are closed( adjective ) The schools has closed( 3rd form ) Thanks

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, Sumbul. You may also be able to find some helpful lessons on our website: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/free-english-grammar-lessons.

Do you have lexico dictionary link?

thanks for the video!

I am using cambridge dictionary and longman dictionary

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Great!

Longman dictionary is the best which I have been using for the last many years now.

Thanks for your kind recommendation. A like here.

8. What are the words the dictionary is using to describe a word. Some complex dictionaries describe a word with very new difficult words.

Please inform us which is the best hard copy English to English international dictionary.

awesome! Thanks mate.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

We're happy you enjoyed the lesson, Abdul!

Can you tell me what kind of dictionary of oxford advanced learner's dictionary is?Many people tell me it is the best dictionary to learn English.

I use Oxford Learner's Dictionary, but I have switched to Lexico since I watched this video.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Lexico is also partly owned/published by Oxford University Press, so they aren't so far apart. EDIT: having looked at this in more detail (in response to many commenters talking about OALD), I think OALD is somewhere between Lexico and Longman. It's more detailed than Lexico, which might be useful, but not as information-rich as Longman. They're all good dictionaries IMO, so if you're happy with one or the other, then I don't see why you would need to change.

In which way can I download lexico dictionary? Please give me the link . It's not available in play store.

OALD, LDOCE & Webster Lerner's Dictionary

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thanks for sharing!

thank you so much !

Which dictionary to buy hardcopy? Can anyone advice please

Longman is still the best for me.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

This encourages people like me to use them... :)

I like context reverso)

How can we use Lexico . I am unable to find.

I have used Longman Dictionary until now.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing, Eddie!

Lexico doesn't exist any more. I mostly use Cambridge and English Wiktionary now.

Longman is absolutely the best.

The best dictionary compiled by Dr.West and J.G.Endicott.

Thank you sir

I am using oxford advance 8th edition but I don't know why that hasn't been included, I would like to know your comments on oxford 8th edition!!

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't include the OED because it isn't available online for free - only with a subscription (at least, at the time when I made this). Lexico belongs to Oxford University Press, so it has some relation to other Oxford dictionaries. EDIT: Sorry, did you mean OED or OALD? There are too many dictionaries :) Many people in comments are mentioning OALD, which I've looked at briefly and also seems like a good choice.

@zareengulgul3327

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 I mean "Oxford advanced learner's dictionary" and it's free for use. I don't know what OED and OALD mean. Sir, please give me link of LONGMAN and LEXICO, which are free to use, how can I download these from play store? And please send me cover photo of LONGMAN because play store shows may different names of LONGMAN and I can't differentiate which is credible. I will be so much thankful.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

OED = Oxford English Dictionary, the original printed Oxford dictionary. OALD = Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which I guess is what you were referring to. I didn't look at apps, just websites, so I can't make specific recommendations. Maybe in another video :)

@zareengulgul3327

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 thanks sir. Oxford advanced learner's dictionary (8th edition) is an app and free for use. I am looking forward to know your opinion on apps.

@curiousfan7777

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Could you give me a link to this video in which you looked up this OALD dictionary?

Why do some dictionaries define adequate as meeting the requirements, while other dictionaries add a second meaning saying it could also mean barely satisfactory? Is there a subtle difference in interpretation here?

Thanks

many thanks