Hi
I’ve recently started using the free online edition of the Macmillan dictionary to check the meaning and usage of words that I get asked about.
And, in short, it’s fantastic!
What I most like about it, and what I think you’ll find useful, are the audio recordings of the pronunciation of the words you look up (in British and American English), and the link to words/phrases with similar meanings (i.e. synonyms).
An IELTS candidate we are tutoring at the moment asked me today whether there was another word for ‘passive smoking‘ (meaning to breathe in other people’s tobacco smoke). I looked up ‘passive smoking‘ in the dictionary, clicked on ‘Synonyms or related words‘ and found ‘second-hand smoke‘ and ‘second-hand smoking‘.
I then sent her the link, and suggested she compare the English and American pronunciation of these words. (You can change from one version to another by clicking on ‘View American/British English definition‘).
Check it out.
Pete
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