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Build your vocabulary

With over 1,000 new words and meanings and a fully revised A-Z with up-to-date example sentences, Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 10th edition builds English vocabulary better than ever before. The 10th edition features:

  • NEW Oxford 3000™ and Oxford 5000™ keywords, graded by level
  • NEW OPAL™ (Oxford Phrasal Academic Lexicon) word lists teach academic keywords
  • NEW Online topic dictionaries fully revised and graded by level
  • Visual Vocabulary Builder including NEW illustrations for topic vocabulary
  • 90 NEW Homophones notes help distinguish words that sound the same

Trusted by learners and teachers of English for its clear explanations and example sentences, the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is a world bestseller.Withand awith up-to-date example sentences, Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 10th edition builds English vocabulary better than ever before. The 10th edition features:

Take your English skills to the next level

  • Prepare for speaking exams and presentations using the Oxford Speaking Tutor and iSpeaker with pronunciation videos and additional material online – NEW pronunciation videos and additional material online
  • Prepare for exams (Cambridge, IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL) and written assignments using the Oxford Writing Tutor including a NEW section on letters and emails and a NEW spread on Writing an article
  • Use the online iWriter to plan, write and review your written work
  • Listen to all the headwords, variants and verb forms in both British and American English accents online or on the app
  • Listen to example sentences in both British and American English accents on the app

The dictionary that enhances your teaching

  • UPDATED Oxford Text Checker – go online to check any text against the Oxford 3000, 5000, and OPAL written word lists, and create your own gap-fill activities and word lists to use in class
  • Online teacher resources including lesson plans, video walkthroughs, and classroom and self-study activities:
    • 50 NEW worksheets for topic vocabulary and grammar
    • 7 NEW or revised lesson plans with teacher’s notes and worksheets to help you make the most of the dictionary’s features including the A-Z, iWriter, iSpeaker/Speaking Tutor, vocabulary building and Oxford 3000