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Tap any word of a sentence you have finished to hear it, see what it means in that sentence in your language, and read its dictionary entry with examples.

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A dictionary inside every sentence.

Tap a word: hear it, see what it means here, in your language, and how else it is used.

Tap a word

When you have finished a sentence (in Dictation, once it is correct; in Shadowing, on any line), every word in it can be tapped. A small card opens next to the word, with the word marked in red.

A lesson with the word épisode marked in red and a card next to it: noun, masculine, its pronunciation, Listen and In the video buttons, the meaning in this sentence in Vietnamese, and its meanings with examples
épisode in a French lesson, for a learner who speaks Vietnamese.

What the card shows

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The word

The word as a dictionary lists it, what kind of word it is (and whether a noun is masculine or feminine), how to say it in IPA, and the forms you need: the article and plural, or a verb's main forms.

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Hear it

Listen says the word clearly. In the video plays the moment the speaker says it, then goes back to where you were.

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In this sentence

What the word means here, in your language, with a simple explanation in the language you are learning.

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All meanings

The word's common meanings, each with two short examples and their translations. The meaning used in your sentence has a red number.

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Small words and expressions. In French and Italian, “l'homme” or “dell'anno” are two taps: the article and the word. A word that is part of an expression, like “pick … up” or “fängt … an”, is looked up as the whole expression.

While the card is open

The video pauses and the lesson's keys wait, so Space doesn't move you on by mistake. Esc, the ✕, or a click outside closes the card, and you carry on where you were.

On your phone

On a phone the card slides up from the bottom of the screen. Swipe it down or tap above it to close it.

The word card as a sheet at the bottom of a phone screen, with Listen and In the video buttons, the meaning in this sentence and the word's meanings with examples
The same card on a phone.

Good to know

  • Looking up words is for signed-in learners. The meanings are in the language you chose under Settings › Languages › I speak.
  • A word nobody has looked up before takes a second or two the first time. You can look up 50 new words a day (500 with Pro). Words already in the dictionary never count.
  • The cards are written by AI and can contain mistakes. If something looks wrong, press Report a mistake at the bottom of the card.