Cambridge Learner's Dictionary: Definitions & Meanings

The Cambridge Learner's Dictionary is based on original research on the unique Cambridge English Corpus, and includes all the vocabulary that students need to ... Learner’sDictionary Learner’sDictionary 1)?'/autocomplete/amp?dataset='+stateSearch.dataset+'&q='+stateSearch.term:'https://'"> 0&&stateHdr.searchDesk?'papddchactc-bdbwhbr-20hbsslpt-25':'hdn'"> {{word}} {{#beta}}Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Learner’sDictionary TheCambridgeLearner’sDictionaryhasthewords,phrases,andcollocationsthatintermediatelearnersofBritishEnglishneedtoknow.Clear,simpledefinitionsandaudiopronunciations,withthousandsofcarefullychosenexamplesentencesfromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus,helpstudentswriteandspeakEnglishmorenaturally. Popularsearches 01 haveaskeletoninthecupboardidiom 02 kind 03 lagbehind(sb/sth) 04 snarl 05 basin 06 demand 07 beupforsthidiom 08 becarriedaway 09 disappear 10 nostrings(attached)idiom BrowsetheLearner'sDictionary 0-9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Or,browsetheCambridgeDictionaryindex Keyfeatures TheCambridgeLearner’sDictionaryisbasedonoriginalresearchontheuniqueCambridgeEnglishCorpus,andincludesallthevocabularythatstudentsneedtoknowatCEFRB1–B2levelsfromtheEnglishVocabularyProfile.It’sidealforanyonepreparingforintermediateCambridgeExamsforschools. Morethan35,000simpledefinitionsusingwordsyouknow HearthewordsspokeninBritishandAmericanEnglish Morethan25,000realexamplesshowhowwordsareused Guidewordstakeyoutotheexactmeaningyouarelookingfor IdealforintermediatelearnersofEnglish(CEFRlevelsA2–B2) BasedontheCambridgeEnglishCorpus—adatabaseofover2billionwords Acknowledgements ChiefEditor StellaO’Shea Editor HelenWaterhouse Blog Boundlessenergyandoomph(Languagerelatingtoenergy,Part2) September28,2022 ReadMore WordoftheDay touristtrap acrowdedplacethatprovidesentertainmentandthingstobuyfortourists,oftenathighprices Aboutthis NewWords thunderfever September26,2022 Morenewwords Cambridge Dictionary+Plus Freewordlistsandquizzestocreate,downloadandshare! Goto+Plus orLogin You’reloggedin.Startcreatingawordlistordoaquiz! Goto+Plus Gotowordlists {{#displayLoginPopup}} Cambridge Dictionary+Plus Learnmorewith +Plus Signup forfreeandgetaccesstoexclusivecontent: Free wordlistsandquizzesfromCambridge Tools tocreateyourownwordlistsandquizzes Wordlists sharedbyourcommunityofdictionaryfans SignupnoworLogin Cambridge Dictionary+Plus Learnmorewith +Plus Createwordlistsandquizzesforfree SignupnoworLogin {{/displayLoginPopup}} {{#displayClassicSurvey}} {{/displayClassicSurvey}} CambridgeDictionary+Plus Myprofile +Plushelp Logout Dictionary Definitions ClearexplanationsofnaturalwrittenandspokenEnglish English Learner’sDictionary EssentialBritishEnglish EssentialAmericanEnglish Translations Clickonthearrowstochangethetranslationdirection. BilingualDictionaries English–French French–English English–German German–English English–Indonesian Indonesian–English English–Italian Italian–English English–Japanese Japanese–English English–Polish Polish–English English–Portuguese Portuguese–English English–Spanish Spanish–English Semi-bilingualDictionaries Dutch–English English–Arabic English–Catalan English–Chinese(Simplified) English–Chinese(Traditional) English–Czech English–Danish English–Korean English–Malay English–Norwegian English–Russian English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Vietnamese Translate Grammar Thesaurus CambridgeDictionary+Plus {{userName}} CambridgeDictionary+Plus Myprofile +Plushelp Logout Login/ Signup English(UK)  Change English(UK) English(US) Español Español(Latinoamérica) Русский Português Deutsch Français Italiano 中文(简体) 正體中文(繁體) Polski 한국어 Türkçe 日本語 TiếngViệt Followus Chooseadictionary RecentandRecommended {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{name}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Definitions ClearexplanationsofnaturalwrittenandspokenEnglish English Learner’sDictionary EssentialBritishEnglish EssentialAmericanEnglish Grammarandthesaurus UsageexplanationsofnaturalwrittenandspokenEnglish Grammar Thesaurus Translation Clickonthearrowstochangethetranslationdirection. BilingualDictionaries English–French French–English English–German German–English English–Indonesian Indonesian–English English–Italian Italian–English English–Japanese Japanese–English English–Polish Polish–English English–Portuguese Portuguese–English English–Spanish Spanish–English Semi-bilingualDictionaries Dutch–English English–Arabic English–Catalan English–Chinese(Simplified) English–Chinese(Traditional) English–Czech English–Danish English–Korean English–Malay English–Norwegian English–Russian English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Vietnamese Dictionary+Plus WordLists Chooseyourlanguage English(UK)  English(US) Español Español(Latinoamérica) Русский Português Deutsch Français Italiano 中文(简体) 正體中文(繁體) Polski 한국어 Türkçe 日本語 TiếngViệt