Shorter Oxford English
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | $29.99 | MobiSystems, Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
With new coverage of global English, as well as slang, dialect, technical, historical, and literary terms, and rare and obsolete words, the Sixth Edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary contains more than 600,000 words, phrases, and definitions, with coverage of language from the entire English-speaking world, from North America and the UK to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and the Caribbean. It has been fully updated with 2,500 new words and meanings based on ongoing research at Oxford Dictionaries and the Oxford English Corpus.
• NEW! With the addition of a convenient Home page, a sleeker and more intuitive visual layout, as well as innovations in the speed of searches you can delve right into the intricacies of English faster and easier than ever!
• NEW! Translate and learn as you speak by using Talk & Translate– A speech recognition and text-to-speech app separate from this dictionary, which you can download for Free from the App Store. Whether you’re travelling or simply want to optimize your study of English, the great synergy between the two apps will be there to help you.
This is a mobile dictionary with content from Oxford University Press and advanced search and language tools that have become the staple of quality language apps from MobiSystems.
SEARCH TOOLS – effortlessly find words using a clear, functional, and easy-to-use interface. The integrated search tools activate automatically the moment you start typing:
* Search autocomplete helps find words quickly by displaying predictions as you type
* Keyword lookup allows you to search within compound words and phrases
* An automatic ‘Fuzzy filter’ to correct word spelling, as well as ‘Wild card’ ('*' or '?') to replace a letter or entire parts of a word
* Camera search looks up words in the camera viewfinder and displays results
LEARNING TOOLS – engaging features that help you further enhance your vocabulary:
* ‘Favorites’ feature to create custom folders with lists of words from the extensive library
* ‘Recent’ list to help you easily review looked-up words
* ‘Word of the day’ section to help expand your vocabulary every day
CONTACT US:
If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions please contact us directly at [email protected].
Reviews
Thanks for rewarding my patronage with endless requests for review.
iamsomuchifyouare
I paid full price, twice. This app is notably worse, in terms of content and form, than the old ODE that got outpaced by iOS updates. Here’s the review you’ve asked for 17 times a day for the past two years: I hate you. Thanks for nothing, jerks.
Excellent app!
Calvin & Luther fan
I have other dictionaries, but for a number of words I am looking up, (and I enjoy reading older texts such as the Early Greek Fathers) this is the only one which will have the word's definition. You have to get rid of the apps as they are annoying and cumbersome, so go with the upgrade. The word of the day must be randomly generated because the words they choose are sometimes basic or a spelling derivations of another word (and that is all the info provided on that word, the alternate spelling.)
Good dictionary. Interface? Not so much...
brian_8155
Mobi systems has updated the interface for all their dictionaries (I also own the Dorland’s product). Both get much less use these days as I find the interface frustrating to use. Absolutely do not care for the ‘home’ screen, slow fuzzy word search and difficulty in clearing and entering words manually (fuzzy search off). Tried the speech recognition and was initially impressed, but was quickly outdone by words atypical of the most common usage. Pop-up messages ask me frequently to rate app 5 stars.
Alan Jacobs, writer, photographer
Jake75+
Your joking right? Most reviews require validating details. But this? Well it’s simply the standard of excellence requiring. One word description. It’s simply the Oxford, requiring nothing more.
Bad. Don't buy
markov1234567
Very disturbing pop up to beg for rating. The app is getting worst UI in every update so not deserve for one star. Don't buy. Edit: I have many iOS devices. And the app prompt for rating for ALL OF THEM. Annoying! Don't buy.
Issue with searches
rilkepoet
If I am looking up several words one at a time, if I click on the search bar and click on the X button to clear the search bar and search for a new word, the app kicks me off the search bar and disables the keyboard, so I have to click on the search bar again to type in the new word. This is extremely annoying.
