Collins COBUILD Intermediate Dictionary

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The Collins COBUILD Student's Dictionary Plus Grammar is the perfect language tool for intermediate language learners. You will find all the words you need, defined clearly in full sentences. Including a much wider range of words than ever before, the extensive coverage of geographical, scientific, and technical entries has been updated by the Collins team of leading academic experts

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Words are tools for life. And a Collins Dictionary makes them work for you.

A search tool

Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:

A quick search of words while you type
A 'fuzzy filter' for when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
A 'keyword' search for finding key words within phrasal verbs
A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters

A learning tool

The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to expand your vocabulary further:

A 'Favourites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words
Your last visited words are all saved in your 'History', so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
Discover a new word every day with the 'Daily' feature
Ability to have dictionary Word of the Day as a widget on the device home screen
See words in context with example sentences
Online and offline modes supported; the offline mode allows you to download the whole dictionary and work independently from data connections

New Features in version 4.2