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Merriam-Webster Dictionary app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 7552 ratings )
Reference Book
Developer: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Free
Current version: 5.6.8, last update: 8 months ago
First release : 14 Dec 2010
App size: 199.97 Mb

Get America’s most useful and respected dictionary, optimized for your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Continuously updated with the newest words and meanings, this is the premier iOS app for English language reference, education, and vocabulary building.

And now we’ve added new word games! It’s never been more fun to learn new words and test your vocabulary for everyone from English learners to total word nerds. Hundreds of words to test your skills.

Offline access: You’ll have complete access to definitions and synonyms whether or not you’re connected.

Features:

* Universal App
* New Vocabulary-Building Quizzes: fun, fast quizzes to learn new words or test your vocabulary
* Additional resources available with in-app purchases
* Voice Search: look up a word without having to spell it
* Word of the Day: learn a new word every day
* Integrated Thesaurus: more than 200,000 word choices with examples of their use
* Example Sentences: understand how a word is used in context
* Audio Pronunciations: voiced by real English speakers, not text-to-speech robots
* Favorite Words and Search History: keep track of the words that are most important to you
* Favorite Word Syncing Through iCloud: share your favorites between devices
* For Tablets: browse the entire dictionary with a scrolling index
* Apple Watch Extension: see the Word of the Day and find watch-sized definitions with voice search

Fully featured and absolutely free, this app is supported by ads. You can remove ads for $2.99 per year with an in-app purchase charged to your iTunes account or $5.99 per year with additional resources. Prices vary by location. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. You can manage your subscription in your account settings.

Terms of Use: https://www.merriam-webster.com/terms-of-use

Pros and cons of Merriam-Webster Dictionary app for iPhone and iPad

Merriam-Webster Dictionary app good for

Great explanations. And I just love the tab word searching function!
It is really user friendly and practical. Lot of vocabulory as well.
User-friendly, easy to use, great pronunciation & awesome tool. No need to have wifi. Isnt that great? Just Love it....
This apps is perfect. I was always looking for a dictionary for pronunciation. This even gives you the history of the word you searched. Its just great!
This apps is perfect. I was always looking for a dictionary for pronunciation. This even gives you the history of the word you searched. Its just great!
Excellent , keep up good work ( I have got the paper dictionary ) many thanks on behalf of learners of English

Some bad moments

Ive been using this dictionary for years. It used to be good until it automatically updated weeks ago. Now the dictionary automatically, frequently and uncontrollably leads user into either online games or advertisement websites. Frustrating and time eating. Not everyone enjoys the game.

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