COMPARING FOUR ONLINE DICTIONARIES USING THE SAME WORD

Cambridge Dictionary: READ

What I like about it:

- Level is specified

- Idioms and phrasal verbs related to the word

Oxford Dictionary: READ

What I like about it:

- More examples available

- Synonyms

Longman Dictionary: READ

What I like about it:

- Top spoken and written words code

- Examples with pronunciation

- Grammar patterns

- Thesaurus

Macmillan Dictionary: READ

What I like about it:

- Activator-like

- Explore Thesaurus available

- Synomyms and related words

- Phrases and phrasal verbs

- Red words and stars for frequency of use:

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