Dictionary example sentences

The dictionary exercise in this unit shows how a very small common word can be used in different ways.Dictionary entries give us different kinds of information about words.This unit has an exercise that asks students to consult a dictionary and find out which adjective can be used before a noun, which can be used after a verb, and which can be used in both ways.The Oxford Dictionary explains intelligence as the power of perceiving, learning, understanding, and knowing.Children need help in using the dictionary to find specific kinds of information.Students may wish to consult (in addition to the Oxford Advanced Learner s Dictionary), the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, the Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner s English Dictionary, and the Word Master (Orient Longman), or any good dictionary of their choice.The Webster dictionary defines it as “possession of the qualities required to do something or get something done”.In the meantime they also published a 33-volume dictionary of the German language.ocabulary enrichment has been attempted through a variety of tasks on the usage of words closely related in meaning, matching words to meanings, word building (including phrasal verbs), and reference to the dictionary.