Collins English Dictionary by VARIOUS 11th edition (2011)

Collins English Dictionary by VARIOUS 11th edition (2011) [None,Duncan Black,Robert Groves,Helen Hucker,Cormac McKeown] on Amazon.com. 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ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonOctober4,2013VerifiedPurchase AfterbrowsingthroughmanykindsofdictionariesIdecidedtodownloadthisthisonetomyKindlePaperwhiteanduseitasthedefaultdictionary/thesaurus.Itisahugefile(76MB!)anditofferssooomuch.Nowonderitgot5stars.BecauseitusesthatmuchmemoryImovedmyotherdictionariesintothecloud.AnywayIstartedusingitandwasastonishedattheamountofsynonymsitgaveperdefinition!Great.Butwherearetheantonyms?Certainlynotgroupednearthewordnorthesynonyms.IreadtheinstructionscarefullyandtriedeverythingIcouldthinkofbutIcouldn'tpullupantonyms.HavingantonymsisonebigreasonIboughtthisbook.IcalledCollinsintheUSandtheydirectedmetoHarperCollinsintheUK.Isentthemanemailandamwaitingforareply.IcomplainedtoAmazonandtheysaidthey'dlookintoit.I'mverydisappointedbecauseotherwisethisisasuperbbook.Waitandsee.I'llupdatethisreviewasmorefactsbecomeknowneitherway.UntilthenIadviseyounottodownloadthisbookifyouwantantonyms.EDIT!HarperCollinsintheU.K.repliedtomyemail.TheysaidthatthisDictionary/Thesaurushasnoantonyms.Theyshouldhavesaidthatinthedescriptionofthebook.That'sveryclosetofraud.Buyerbeware! Readmore 11peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse TommyJ5.0outof5stars Icannotlivewithoutbooks ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonDecember8,2011VerifiedPurchase ThisistheULTIMATEdictionary.Mywife,beingaBrit,hasalwaysbeensoldonCollinsDictionaries,shehashadonesince1968,andprobablyevenearlierwheninschool.Shekeepsatinypurse-sizedCollinsDictionarybyherbed.WefoundthatourlargeWebsterDictionaryhasnotalwaysbeenabletohelp,butCollinsALWAYScomesthrough.AndIhavetoagree.ThisCollins2011Editionisallshewantedforherrecentbirthdayandshe,andI,aredelightedwithit.SheiscurrentlyreadingabookthatusesalotofOldeEnglishwords,evensomelocalfenlandcolloquialisms,onlyoneofthosewordswasintheWebsters,andallbutonewereintheCollins-andtherewereprobably30wordsunknowntous.Thetypefaceandstyleused,makethisaneasy-to-readDictionaryandmakeswordseasy-to-find.Weareverypleasedwiththisproduct.There-sellerwastruetotheirword,thepackagearrivedintime,inagoodstateofwrappingandeventhoughitweighsaton(!)itiswellworththemoney,forusatleast. Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse UmutUygar4.0outof5stars Bestpricefortheworkitdoes ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonMay3,2017VerifiedPurchase Itiswaybetterthanbuilt-inoxfordoneespeciallyforthenon-nativeenglishreaderslikeme.Itisshort,tothepointandsuperexcitingwithallthesynonymswheneveravailable.WiththeOxford,oneforgetstheactualsentencewhilelookingatthemeaningofjustoneword.Theonlyconisthatsomewordsareexplainedwithitsderivatives.Sayyoudon'tknowwhat"collector"isandlookitup.Butguesswhat,itsays"thepersonwhocollects".Again,notsohelpfulforthenon-nativereaders.This"collector"wordisjustanexamplebytheway,toexpresshowbadthesituationis.Overall,it'sbeenmyindispensablereadingcompanionsinceIboughtit. 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Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse PLIMMER4.0outof5stars GOODDICTIONARYANDTHESAURUS ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJanuary5,2019VerifiedPurchase WORKSWELLWITHMYKINDLEBUTIFINDTHEWIKIPAEDIALINKPROVIDEDONKINDLEMAKESUSEOFTHISDICTIONARYSUPERFLUOUS. Readmore Helpful Reportabuse winterswan5.0outof5stars Perfect. ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJanuary15,2016VerifiedPurchase Superb.Ilikeitverymuch!ConciseandincludeThesaurus.GoodcomplimenttoOxfordonethatcomeswithkindlebydefault. Readmore Helpful Reportabuse Sylvy5.0outof5stars dictionarylover ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJune19,2013VerifiedPurchase Thisdictionarywaspurchasedasagiftforsomeonewhoisadictionary"collector".Thispersonlovesthisdictionarybecauseofitselegance&easytousetabsystem.HehasevenratedithigherthanhisWebster. Readmore Helpful Reportabuse PattiLisenbee5.0outof5stars CollinsEnglishDictionary&Thesaurs ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJuly21,2017VerifiedPurchase it'sanEbook,Icansearchmywordssoitworksgreat. Readmore Helpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Topreviewsfromothercountries Brodie1.0outof5stars Noproperinterface=rip-off! ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonOctober5,2017VerifiedPurchase Thiswasahugedisappointment.Ihadhopeditwouldbefairlyeasytogettoaparticularword,andusetheCollins'thesaurus'definitions.ThefrustrationIfeltwhenIlearnedIessentiallyhadtousethefairlyuselesssearchfunctiononmyKindletofindtheparticularwordIwantedwasconsiderable.Theproduct,suchasitis,hasgreatvalue,butisletdownterriblybytheabysmalinterface.GivenCollinsareafairlylargepublisherandcouldsurelyhavemadeadecentinterface,it'sdifficulttoavoidtheideaof"rip-off".Grr. Readmore Reportabuse Ashley2.0outof5stars ...onmyKindleTouche-Bookreaderanditwaseasytosetasthedefaultdictionarytolookup... ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonOctober7,2014VerifiedPurchase ThisworksperfectlyonmyKindleTouche-Bookreaderanditwaseasytosetasthedefaultdictionarytolookupwordswhilstreadingotherbooks.Youcanalsolookupawordbytypingitintothesearchboxandmeanings,definitionsandalternativesallcomeupalmostimmediately.IfyouhaveaKindleE-Bookreaderthenthisisgood.BUTifyouwanttousethisonaKindleFireyoucan'tsetitasthedefaultdictionaryandthereisnowayoftypinginawordtolookitup.Youcanusethemagnifyingglassontherighthandsideofthescreentosearchforawordbutitwillsearchyourwholekindle,notjustthedictionary.Thistakesatleast5minutesandsometimesdoesn'tfinditatall,despiteleavingittosearchfor20minutesplus.Youcanreaditcovertocover,beginningtoend,likeanyotherbook-butIdon'tthinkmanypeoplewouldwanttodothis!Ihopetherewillbeanupdatetomakeitcompatiblewithkindlefire,asitwasanexpensivebook... Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Reportabuse DavidGeorgeClarke5.0outof5stars AFirstClassResource ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonJanuary28,2015VerifiedPurchase IhaveusedthehardbackversionofthisdictionaryforyearsandnowthatItravelandwrite,theKindleversionmeansthatIcanalwayshaveitatmyfingertips.Thereislittlepointinreviewingthedictionaryitself–itiswellestablishedasoneofthemajorEnglishreferences.ThemainreasonformyreviewistodisagreewiththosewhohavedescribedtheKindleversionasdifficulttouse.Itisn't.Searchingforawordcouldn'tbeeasierwhetheryouareusingthepaperwhiteKindleor,asIdo,theKindlereaderonaniPad.Yousimplytypethewordyouwantintothesearchpanelanditappearsinstantly,possiblywithacoupleofchoices.Clickontheoneyouwantandthefulldefinition(s)appear.Howdifficultisthat? Readmore 3peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse PGStandley2.0outof5stars Tofindawordtakesages(Kindleversion) ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonOctober14,2013VerifiedPurchase ThisreviewisfortheelectronicversionthatIdownloadedfortheKindleFireHD.Findingorlookingupawordinthisversionwilltakeyoualongtimeunlessyouareveryluckyandgetsomewhereneartowhatyouarelookingforwiththescrollbar.Thereisnosearchtooltohelpi.e.enterthefirstcoupleoflettersofthewordtotakeyoutotheareaofthedictionarythatyouneed.The"GoTo"function(s)isawasteoftimeonlyoneofthetwoworkswhichisalocation,thelocationbeinganumberanywhereupto1335425the"GoTopage"doesnotwork.TheonlygoodthingthatIcansayaboutthisversionisthatwhenyoudofinallyfindthepagethatyouneed,partofthedescriptionmayhavealinkthatisassociatedwiththeword,selectingthelinkthentakesyoutothatdescription.TheDictionary/Thesaurusitselfisexcellentasyouwouldexpect,butstaywiththeoldstylebookitsmuchquickertouse. Readmore 2peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse TRENDYRON5.0outof5stars CollinsEnglishDictionary. ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonDecember22,2013VerifiedPurchase ThiswastoreplaceathirtyyearoldCollinsEnglishDictionaryinpoorcondition,muchlovedbutwithpagesfallingout.letmestartbysayingthisisatomethatdoesnotdisappoint,itcertainlyisatourdeforceofsomedistinction.Itboasts130,000entries,morethan200,000definitionsandimpotantlyformeagoodscientificandtechnicalvocabulary.Itsisnotfarshortof2000pagesthickandweighs-inataheftybutnotunwieldy3.5kg.Itsdimensionsare280mmhigh,220mmbroadandis80mmwide.Makeroominyourbookcaseoronyourbookshelfyouwillnotbedissatisfied.DespitebeingnearChristmasandlivingintheScottishHighlandsthedictionaryarrivedontime.Iwouldalsoliketopoint-outthatAmazonisoneofafewcompaniesthatdoesnotaddalargesurchargetotheHighlandsandIslands,forthisweareverygrateful. 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