Using a learner's dictionary for the first time can be daunting, but the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary makes that first step easier for learners with short definitions that are easy to understand, and lots of example sentences to put the language into context.

There are also hundreds of illustrations for those words that are more simply explained with a picture.

The best bits of the dictionary ...

•Clear, easy definitions for 12,000 words and phrases help to build students? confidence along with their vocabulary.

•Thousands of short, natural example sentences show learners exactly how the language is used.

•Unique ?Phrasal Verbs to Learn? section focuses learners? attention on the language that they?ll need the most.

•Hundreds of illustrations and colour pictures make learning even easier