THE VERY BEST LIST OF DICTIONARIES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (AND SPEAKERS)

I’m pretty sure you all noticed that I haven’t been writing too often here on Portal da Língua Inglesa, but the truth is: I have been really busy since my defense (May 24^th 2016). Many things – mostly good ones – happened since I last published something.

Today, I would like to write a short entry about ONLINE DICTIONARIES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

Many people may think they don’t need a dictionary, but actually, it is really important to know where you can find contextualized explanations and meanings of (some) words you always find when you read a newspaper entry, for instance.

Thinking about online dictionaries for English language learners (and teachers, why not?), I made a list of some quite useful ones. Obviously, I don’t know whether or not the links will be available; therefore, I strongly recommend you to check them frequently.  

HERE IS THE LIST OF SOME DICTIONARIES. FEEL FREE TO SUGGEST MORE IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT.

Dictionary.com (link)

Urban Dictionary (link) I particularly love this one!

Thesaurus.com (link)

Macmillan dictionary (link)

Visual Thesaurus (link)

Collins (link)

Longman English Dictionary Online (link)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (link)

WebMD Medical Dictionary (link)

Abbreviations.com (link)

Vocabulary.com (link)

Acronym Finder (link)

Wiktionary (link)

Answers.com (link)

Wordnik (link)

Cambridge (link)

Word Spy (link)

Computer Definitions (link)

Investor Words (link)

YourDictionary (link)

Webopedia (link)

Law.com Dictionary (link)

Marketing Power Dictionary (link)

Mathworld Dictionary (link)

Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary (link)

Oxford Dictionaries Online (link)

Net Lingo (link)

OneLook (link)

Google Dictionary (link)

Write Rhymes (link) – it’s not really a dictionary, but it’s cool!

The Free Dictionary (link)

Well, I believe that we already have a very long list. I have just checked every single link and I can safely say that right now all of them are working pretty well. I do hope you guys have fun with the dictionaries. Hopefully, they are very useful online tools for you all!

Cheers! See you around!

PORTAL DA LÍNGUA INGLESA has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-partly internet websites referred to in this post, and does not guarantee that any context on such websites are, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.

In some instances, I have been unable to trace the owners of the pictures used here; therefore, I would appreciate any information that would enable me to do so. Thank you very much.

Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Please, I strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact me!

Your feedback is welcome. Please direct comments and questions to me at bruno_coriolano@hotmail.com

Did you spot a typo?

Do you have any tips or examples to improve this page?

Do you disagree with something on this page?

Use one of your social-media accounts to share this page: