Abbreviations and Symbols used in the dictionary
Abbreviations used in the dictionary
| abbr. | abbreviation |
| adj. | adjective |
| adv. | adverb |
| C | countable noun |
| conj. | conjunction |
| det. | determiner |
| I | intransitive verb |
| n. | noun |
| pl. | plural |
| past part. | past participle |
| prep. | preposition |
| pron. | pronoun |
| sb | somebody |
| sing. | singular |
| sth | something |
| symb. | symbol |
| T | transitive verb |
| U | uncountable noun |
| v. | verb |
| AustralE | Australian English |
| BrE | British English |
| CanE | Canadian English |
| EAfrE | East African English |
| IndE | Indian English |
| IrishE | Irish English |
| NAmE | North American English |
| NEngE | English from Northern England |
| NZE | New Zealand English |
| SAfrE | South African English |
| ScotE | Scottish English |
| SEAsianE | South-East Asian English |
| US | English from the United States |
| WAfrE | West African English |
| WelshE | Welsh English |
Symbols used in the dictionary
 | derivative(s) section of an entry |
| ~ | replaces the headword of an entry |
| a part of speech | shows new part of speech in an entry |
| derivative | derivative(s) section of an entry |
| • | in headword (af•fect), shows where a word can be broken |
| ⇔ | in phrasal verbs, shows that the object may come either before or after the particle |
| opposite | shows an opposite |
| synonym | shows a synonym |
| idiom | shows idiom(s) |
 | shows a word from the Oxford 3000 (see page Oxford 3000™ ) |
 | shows a word from the OPAL written word list (see The Oxford Phrasal Academic Lexicon™ ) |
 | shows a word from the OPAL spoken word list (see The Oxford Phrasal Academic Lexicon™ ) |
