The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (new edition), is the most comprehensive dictionary ever.

* 230,000 words, phrases and meanings - more than any other advanced learner's dictionary
* 165,000 examples based on real, natural English from the Longman Corpus Network.
* Clear definitions written using only 2,000 common words.
* Over 18,000 synonyms, antonyms and related words.
* Over 65,000 collocations.
* The top 3,000 most frequent words in spoken and written English are highlighted to show which are the most important to know.

A learner’s thesaurus of over 15,000 words and expressions from written and spoken British and American English with CD-ROM. The learner’s thesaurus helps students distinguish between similar words and use them correctly.

The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (new edition), is the most comprehensive dictionary ever.

English level:
Upper-Intermediate to Advanced
A S Hornby
Editor, Seventh Edition: Sally Wehmeier
Description
This is the world's bestselling advanced learner's dictionary, recommended by learners of English and their teachers, and used by 30 million people.
NEW 32-page Oxford 3000™ Vocabulary Trainer, only available with the Paperback and CD-ROM edition.

Key features
183,500 British and American words, phrases, and meanings, plus 85,000 examples showing how words are used.
20,000 word origins explained on the COMPASS CD-ROM
Over 200,000 extra example sentences on the COMPASS CD-ROM.
2,000 new words and meanings from British and American English, such as offshoring, life coach, sex up, wi-fi.

Publisher: OUP, 2009
File size: 389 MB
File type: ISO
The dictionary that helps students write and speak natural-sounding English, now in a new edition with CD-ROM.

Which words usually go together? This dictionary shows you the common word combinations (collocations) that are essential for natural-sounding British and American English. Completely revised and extended, the new edition has over 250,000 collocations and over 75,000 examples.

A dictionary designed for learners who need to understand, speak, read and write English for business.Key featuresVocabulary from the main areas of business, including: accounting,banking, computing, finance, import and export, international trade,law, management, sales, shipping and the stock exchange. Clear explanations of over 4,000 business words and phrases that are easy to understand but contain enough detail to make them useful for both students of business and experienced business people. Speciallydesigned for quick and easy access. On the left-hand side of every page there are definitions and examples of words or phrases; on the right there is a separate language information column containing abbreviations, pronunciation, collocations (words commonly used with the headword), American variants, and notes on grammar and usage. Over5,000 authentic examples, invaluable in helping learners with the English needed in real business situations. Many are based on the British National Corpus.Comprehensive cross-reference system leading learners to information about related words and helping with vocabulary building.

A good knowledge of collocations (typical word combinations) is essential for fluent and natural-sounding English, and knowledge of collocations is often tested in advanced level examinations such as Cambridge CAE, CPE and IELTS. English Collocations in Use Advanced presents and practises hundreds of collocations in typical contexts to help you improve your written and spoken English. It also includes tips on learning strategies and ways to avoid common learner errors. The book is informed by the Cambridge International Corpus to make sure that the collocations taught are the most frequent and useful for students at each level.

Specially created for exam students *212,000 words, phrases and meanings — including thousands from computing, business, science and medicine *160,000 examples — including thousands from academic reports and essays *Clear definitions using only 2000 common words *"Exams Workbook" — practical help in preparing for your exam Write better essays *Improve your written English with the "Writing Guide" *Write better academic essays with the "Essay Activator" which teaches useful vocabulary and collocations that are needed for essay writing *Learn vocabulary by common essay topic — such as the environment — with the "Topic Activator" *1000 study notes on vocabulary, grammar and common errors *15,000 synonyms, antonyms and word families Longman Exams Coach CD-ROM *Help and feedback from your personal exams tutor *35 hours of interactive exercises for FCE, CAE, IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL *Over 3 hours of interactive listening practice *Test yourself against the clock *Full contents of the "Longman Exams Dictionary" and the "Longman Language Activator"

A good knowledge of collocations (typical word combinations) is essential for fluent and natural-sounding English. Using collocations will improve your style of written and spoken English, and knowledge of collocations is often tested in examinations such as Cambridge FCE, CAE, CPE and IELTS. Learning correct word combinations will also help you avoid common learner errors. English Collocations in Use presents and practises hundreds of collocations in typical contexts. It is ideal for students at good intermediate level and above.