Dictionary definitions
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attend
(v)
to officially go to a place, like a school, university or class
You must attend 80 per cent of classes to pass the course.
You must attend 80 per cent of classes to pass the course.
dormitory plural dormitories
(n)
1. a place where many people sleep
2. US: a big building at a university where students live (UK: hall of residence)
I know John. He lives in my dorm at university.
2. US: a big building at a university where students live (UK: hall of residence)
I know John. He lives in my dorm at university.
faculty plural faculties
(n)
all the teachers who work at a university
Norman Brown was in the English faculty for twenty years.
Norman Brown was in the English faculty for twenty years.
teaching assistant
(n)
a person who works to help a university teacher in a classroom
The teaching assistant has the exams for you at the end of class.
The teaching assistant has the exams for you at the end of class.
tuition fee
(n)
an amount of money that you pay to go to university
Tuition fees are very high this year.
Tuition fees are very high this year.
undergraduate
(n)
a student at a college or university who is studying for a first degree
They met when they were undergraduates at Cambridge University.
They met when they were undergraduates at Cambridge University.
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I don't use dictionary, but when I need know any world I use translate
Not ussually, when I don't understand a work in a phrase I look up all mean about this, cause a word mean depend context
And when i need a definition specific I look up in RAE website if is in spanish.
I don’t often use a dictionary; I usually use my phone to translate and research words that I don’t know.
I use a dictionary very often because my vocabulary is quite limited. I also frequently use Google Translate or the Cambridge or Oxford dictionary when I want to see example sentences using a given word. Additionally, I use them when I want to check another meaning of a word or find words that sound similar.
I used to use a dictionary often, but now I use chat gbt.
Hello,
I have learned English about 1 month in this web. And I've seen your comments many times. I just wanna say Hello.
Nice to meet you.
From my perspective, I think you're Vietnamese, right? Me too.
To be honest, I rarely use a dictionary for consulting meaning of new words. I often try to predict meaning of any new word through context. This trick helps me understand any message quickly. However, if I feel something quite important, I definitely consu
I am always use the dictionary , it makes searching easier for me
I always use E-dictionaries like Cambridge dictionary, it's very helpful specially for knowing how to pronounce new words.