Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner S English Dictionary

The eighth edition of the this dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format. The book is ideal for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English. It covers all the words, phrases, and idioms that students need to master in order to speak and write effective English.

The new fifth edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format.

This new edition of the Collins COBUILD American Advanced Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format.

The 10th edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format. Ideal for upper intermediate and advanced learners of English, this dictionary covers all the words, phrases and idioms that students need to master in order to speak and write effective English. Thousands of updated examples taken from the 4.5- billion word Collins Corpus, show learners how the words are used in authentic contexts. The dictionary offers extensive help with grammar through the inclusion of grammar patterns at examples, plus a new supplement to help with academic and business grammar. Additional information is provided throughout to help learners improve their knowledge of collocation, etymology and synonymy. Informative and relevant vocabulary panels show how words are used in a range of everyday contexts. In addition, this dictionary offers learners guidance on how to communicate effectively in English. The Language in Use supplement provides a wealth of invaluable information on how to write and speak English for different purposes using the appropriate language, style, and tone. Resources and activities to help learners make the most of the dictionary are available for free online. The Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary provides invaluable and detailed guidance on the English language, and is the complete reference tool for learners of English.

The tenth edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format. Ideal for upper intermediate and advanced learners of English, this dictionary covers all the words, phrases, and idioms that students need to master in order to speak and write effective English. New to this edition is the inclusion of CEFR levels, helping learners to focus on the words that are most important. Full-sentence definitions and thousands of updated examples taken from the 4.5-billion-word Collins Corpus show learners how the words are used in authentic contexts. The dictionary offers extensive help with grammar through the inclusion of grammar patterns at examples, and includes a comprehensive supplement to help with academic and business grammar. Additional information is provided throughout the dictionary to help learners improve their knowledge of collocation, etymology, and synonymy. Informative and relevant vocabulary panels show how words are used in a range of everyday contexts. In addition, this dictionary offers learners guidance on how to communicate effectively in English.

"Understand more with up-to-date coverage of today's English [with] over 110,000 words, phrases and definitions, all simply explained in full sentences. See English used in context with over 75,000 examples of real English from Collins' unique corpus, the 'Bank of English' part of Collins Word Web. Learn important patterns and collocations with over 5,000 structures highlighted. Prioritize learning with over 3,000 most frequent words in English clearly labelled. Expand your knowledge of English using the additional information on grammar, synonyms and usage. Access to English - a practical supplement containing essential phrases helping with essay-writing, correspondence, job applications, etc. [The] Dictionary CD-ROM with 5 million words of 'real' English - your own access to the 'Bank of English' part of Collins Word Web." -- back cover.

English dictionary with over 75000 references.