I need a really good English-English dictionary. Any suggestions on what to buy?

Question

I have a Collins Cobuild English-English dictionary for advanced learners right now, but I find that it is not complete enough.

Answer 1

Oxford dictionary is the best
or go to
www.m-w.com

Answer 2

I like the Harper Collins Beginners ESL Dictionary and often recommend it to my ESL students. However, if you are already using the Cobuild dictionary and you think you'd like something more, the Harper Collins will be too easy for you. You can probably benefit from one for native speakers. There are a number of cheap unabridged English dictionaries that you can get nowadays. I got one for about $25 on the bargain table at Borders or Barnes and Noble. If you live outside of the U.S., you can probably get one online.

Answer 3

The Dictionaries Are Different For Each Level In English Course .
If You're In Basic Level, Buy "Longman Basic American English" .
If You're In Elementary, Buy "Oxford Elementary Learner's"
If You're In Intermediate (pre or upper Int.), Buy "Oxford Students"
And If You're In Advanced, Buy "Oxford American Wordpower" .

Answer 4

Websters publishes different dictionaries for different levels, check their website for facts or ask among English Teachers or College Professors.

No dictionary will probably have all the terms, but Websters does update theirs every ten years. They check to see which words are in use and which are not, which are new and which are commonly accepted due to widespread use. Also help yourself with online dictionaries.

Answer 5

I would suggest my favourite Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (you can see its on-line version here, but it's only definitions: (click the sign with the word ONLINE)
http://www.ldoceonline.com/index.html

I also use Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners - the on-line version is only available for people who owns the paperback dictionary

Answer 6

I've been using Oxford Cambridge University dictionary, it's English - English, pretty neat.

Answer 7

opt 4 a Oxford dictionary

Answer 8

I've got a pocket Oxford (smaller than the complete edition, so you can carry it around and not get a hernia).

although the Merriam Webster on-line dictionary isn't bad.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Answer 9

The Oxfort is like the 'Van Dale'-dictionary for Dutch. You can buy it online or in a shop like Waterstone's.

Answer 10

I have a two volume set of Oxfords complete V5 that takes a magnifying glass to read if you are interested contact me.
Just shipping it needs to be used