Longman
Bilingual Dictionaries are created specifically for students
who are learning English. These dictionaries are equally useful for
students looking to find the meaning of an English word, and for
students looking for the
Spanish equivalents for English words. …
Your students have varying needs for using a
dictionary ranging from help with spelling, getting a definition,
figuring out how to use a word correctly, and even learning the
word’s origin. With so many valuable reasons for using a
dictionary, why do students hesitate? Students have difficulty if they
can’t spell the word correctly or are unable to understand the
definitions.Â
Take a look at this comparison between a popular standard dictionary and the Longman Dictionary of American English. Which definition would your student more easily comprehend?
Brain \brÄn\ n  The
part of the vertebrate central nervous system, enclosed in the cranium
and composed of gray matter and white matter, that is the primary
center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, the
receiving and interpreting of sensory impulses, and the exercising of
thought and emotion.Â
Longman Dictionary of American English:Â
Brain \breın\ n  The organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel, and move. …
The Longman Corpus
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All Longman dictionaries are created using the Longman Corpus Network—a
huge database of 330 million words from a wide range of
real-life sources such as books, newspapers and magazines. All the
information in our dictionaries, including example sentences, is based
on this corpus so you see only real English, as it’s really used.
Collocations
and Idioms
Why do we usually say “a large amount,” but “a big
problem”? It’s not always easy for learners to know which words
are most naturally used together. The Longman Corpus Network tells us
which words often work together (collocations) and which words occur
together so often that they work as a unit (idioms). Our dictionaries
then pass this information on to learners in easy-to-understand
formats.
Our
Dictionaries Are Easy to Understand
Longman invented the Defining
Vocabulary—2,000 of the most
common words—in 1935. These 2,000 words are used to write
the definitions in our dictionaries, so Longman definitions are always
clear and easy to understand.
Avoid
Common Mistakes
Longman dictionaries are written especially for learners, and we make
sure that they get all the help they need to avoid common mistakes. …
