COBUILD Advanced English 2.2.3

Transform your English with the COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary [8th edition]. Learn to use English the way native speakers do, understand words, and improve your pronunciation.

Created especially for learners, this app brings together the best ever COBUILD dictionary with new features achievable only on your Apple device. Featuring a simple and elegant design along with clever features, COBUILD is now more user-friendly than ever.

FEATURES of APP

• Optimized for iOS 11
• Optimized for 3D Touch
• Fast pattern-match search (*, ?, vowel, consonant and group of letters) for crossword solving
• Search within entries, idioms, and examples
• Customize search options (starts/ends with, appears in idioms/examples)
• Pronunciation audio available offline (71,000 words)
• ”Jump” feature – touch any word anywhere in the dictionary to go to the definition
• Automatic correction of misspelled words
• Bookmark and history functions
• iCloud Bookmark support
• Supporting “Slide Over” and “Split View” on iPad
• Optimized for Retina display
• Customize UI colors
• Dark background color option
• Clipboard search
• Search from other apps
• Custom action feature allowing users to look up a word in the dictionary from within other apps
• Search for other MONOKAKIDO apps
• VoiceOver speaks contents

FEATURES of CONTENTS

• Clear definitions taken from natural English as it is authentically used
• Full human-voice headword audio in standard British pronunciation
• Words divided into frequency levels to aid in selecting important words to study
• Pronunciation feature to assist in identifying tricky words and learning their pronunciation
• Word partnerships highlighting important collocations with high-frequency words from the Collins Corpus
• Word Links increasing language awareness by displaying how words are constructed in English
• Thesaurus boxes providing both synonyms and antonyms for high-frequency words.
• Usage notes explaining nuances of meanings, clarifying cultural references and essential grammatical information.
• Style labels indicating formal, offensive, funny, old-fashioned terms, etc.
• List of tricky irregular verbs to be cautious of
• Explanation of grammatical terms, detailed instructions on optimizing your COBUILD dictionary usage and more.

The 8th edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary offers contemporary coverage of today's English in a clear and visually appealing layout. Ideal for upper-intermediate and advanced learners, it encompasses all the essential words, phrases, and idioms needed to master effective English communication. With full-sentence definitions presented in straightforward and natural English, this dictionary is both user-friendly and comprehensible. Drawing examples from the 4.5-billion-word Collins Corpus, learners gain insight into how words are utilized in real contexts. Additionally, extensive grammatical assistance is provided including grammar patterns for numerous examples and a grammar reference in the supplement. The Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary serves as an indispensable and detailed resource for learners of English.