Oxford Student's Dictionary of Current English [antikvár]

Contents Chart: Find the word you need inside front cover What this dictionary can tell you about English F4 Make the best use of your dictionary F7 Find the word you need F7 Find the meaning you need FIO Choose the word you need Fll Write the word you have chosen F12 Problems when using a word F18 Say the word you have chosen F20 Dictionary 1-728 Appendices: 1 Spelling 729 2 Verbs -jyi 3 Geographical names 740 4 Numbers, weights and measures 745 Phonetic spelling inside back cover Abbreviations used in the dictionary inside back cover Preface The first edition of this dictionary was adapted from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Third Edition. During the period of its preparation and for some years before that, I had the very good luck to work with A S Hornby. I am deeply grateful for that experience since he gave me my interest and skills as a reference compiler and left me with a firm commitment to prepare material which provides all the necessary information in a form that is easy to find and use. This new text has been completely rewritten and redesigned and takes into account current awareness of intermediate problems. Many dictionaries prepared for this level are simply shortened versions of more advanced ones. My experience in the classroom and in the field of reference research has shown me that intermediate-level students need more help with their English than advanced-level students, not less. This text has been built up from my own identification of intermediate-level students' special needs, and I would like to thank the many students and teachers in Britain and overseas who have provided information, ideas, criticisms and encouragement. Oxford, 1988 Christina Ruse 1 Tv-s-Sf- V.-J ' t .