Created by America’s foremost language experts, this dictionary is designed to help advanced students master spoken and written English, as it is actually used.

With in-depth and up-to-date coverage of basic English vocabulary, grammar, and usage, this dictionary features 100,000 words and phrases with definitions that are easy for learners to understand.

• 3,000 core vocabulary words identified as the most important words for learners to know
• Provides unique, in-depth coverage of more than 22,000 idioms, collocations, and commonly used phrases in both American and British English
• 160,000 example sentences―the most of any learner’s dictionary―clarify meanings and are highlighted in blue for easy reading
• Over 1,000 original drawings, including 16 pages of full-color art, aid understanding
• In-depth coverage of American English grammar and usage
• Perfect for ESL, EFL, ELL, TEFL, TOEFL and TOEIC study and instruction