With full-sentence definitions, 50,000 examples of real English and step-by-step treatment of the most frequently used words, the Chambers Essential English Dictionary gives learners real practical guidance with the English language.

*Step-by-step treatment of the most frequently used words

*50,000 examples of real everyday English, supported by the British National Corpus®

*Full-sentence definitions show the headword in context

*Thousands of synonyms pinpoint meaning and help with vocabulary-building

*15 pages of illustrations