Dictionary.com Pro for iPad

Dictionary.com Pro for iPad

By Dictionary.com, LLC

  • Category: Reference
  • Release Date: 2011-07-29
  • Current Version: 7.2.27
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 190.46 MB
  • Developer: Dictionary.com, LLC
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
Score: 4.04433
4.04433
From 203 Ratings
$4.99 On itunes

Description

Download the most essential and comprehensive dictionary app for dependable definitions at your fingertips. Dictionary.com is the leading free English dictionary app for iPad– with over 2,000,000 trusted definitions and synonyms. The app is designed and optimized for your device. Easily search definitions and synonyms offline. You can access the offline dictionary anytime and anywhere - you do not need an internet connection. Voice search and audio pronunciation requires connection. In addition to the trusted reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, this app includes more features than you might expect: 
• Word of the Day – expand your vocabulary and challenge yourself daily 
• Audio pronunciation – increase confidence in English and never mispronounce another word 
• Articles – explore hundreds of fun topics on language, grammar, and words in the wild 
• Slideshows – learn fascinating facts about language 
• Favorite words and search history – never forget the words you learn and save words for future reference 
• Spelling suggestions – not sure how a word is spelled? Spell check in the app will help 
• Advanced learner’s dictionary – special content for ESL, EFL and English learners Extra upgrades included in our Pro App:
 • Remove Ads • Encyclopedia 
• Idioms and Phrases 
• Example Sentences 
• Medical, Science and Rhyming Dictionaries

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Reviews

  • Excellent

    5
    By Nnnsddjfrjk
    Yes, it's an excellent dictionary, I use it daily and have for years. Since I now have an iPad, I'm switching to to their appropriate app.

  • Worthless

    1
    By Camsaki999
    A dictionary without illustrations is worthless...

  • Upgrade this one

    3
    By Heavendragonking
    Even though this a working progress, this one needs the same function as upgrade one. But please make sure to add auto rotation function to it as well

  • Does not render correctly on iPad Pro

    2
    By Mauiboy59
    This app has not received an update in over a year. I suspect the developers haven’t even looked at it since then. Go to Home, pick a random article, and see that HTML is not rendered properly. The text has JavaScript and random markup sprinkled throughout and no line breaks and no formatting of any kind. Test your apps before posting them to the AppStore.

  • Great Dictionary — Horrible App

    2
    By Hjromero25
    It appears that this app has not been updated in years. I paid for this app years ago when it was still being updated, but on my 2020 iPad Pro, the app itself does not fit the aspect ratio of my screen. That means it’s blurry and doesn’t even expand to the full width of my screen. I get the app in the middle with two black bars on the sides. This is a great dictionary with a huge number of resources, but I expected the app to continue to be updated since I paid for it. If they had discontinued the app, I would understand — but they still sell it on the app store. That means people are buying an app that is already well outdated. I would love to see a refresh to this app similar to what they did for the iPhone app, especially if it is to stay on the app store for any considerable amount of time. It seems silly that the iPad app could be so ignored when there is a shiny new iPhone app.

  • Inferior to the iPhone version

    2
    By Rachel575
    I wrote a review several years ago complaining that you could not see word origins (etymologies) on the iPad version of this app, and this still has not been fixed. I have purchased the upgrades for both versions, but I have to use the app my iPhone even when I’m working on my iPad in order to get a full definition that includes etymology. So basically, the iPad app is almost worthless to me. I don’t understand why they don’t fix this. It would probably take someone just a few minutes to fix the code to display the word origin.

  • Good dictionary.

    5
    By bryan calvin
    I just hope you guys would love to build up on this dictionary by updating this with new words. Btw, this is good enough for me.

  • Forget Prescriptivists or Descriptivists get Activists here

    1
    By A once happy fan
    Now they are beginning to tell you what words should mean based on political bias. Deleted app. No thank you!

  • Love it, BUT no slide over or split screen view

    4
    By BobLenx
    UPDATE: Still use it as a reference, but reluctantly switched to Merriam Webster app in order to have access to a dictionary in slide over mode while writing short stories. Disappointing this hasn’t been addressed over the years. ORIGINAL: First off, I love this app and have used it for years. I purchased the full complement of Pro add-ons and use it on my iPad and Android tablets. My only disappointment is that it won’t work on iPad in split screen or slide over view. As a writer using Scrivener, slide over would make my life so much easier. Any plans to implement this? It works fine in split view on Android with MS Word.

  • Would be 5 star if multitasking compatible.

    3
    By Shlee419
    It would be really useful if you provide the multitasking feature in iPad.

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