LookUp: English Dictionary

Build vocabulary, a word daily

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625 Ratings
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Squircle Apps LLP
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English
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416.7
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LookUp is an innovative English Dictionary app that combines a comprehensive English Dictionary with powerful vocabulary building tools. The app is perfect for English Learners and Word Enthusiasts who want to build their English Vocabulary. 1. Beautiful Word of the Day Illustrations ensure that you have fun while also creating a visual memory of the word you’re viewing, making the learning process faster than having to read large blocks of text.  2. LookUp Is a comprehensive English Dictionary powered by Oxford English Dictionary that includes support for Thesaurus, Audio Pronunciations, Example Sentences, Usage Notes, and Images.  3. Translations from English to more than 20 different languages* provide context rich information that ensure an easy learning process for non-native English Speakers.  4. The Learn Tab is a powerful vocabulary building tool that uses scientifically proven Spaced Repetition techniques to help users build vocabulary through interactive quizzes. The Learn Tab is ideal for Exam Prep for English Proficiency exams like TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, SAT, etc.  5. Native, State of the Art User Experience, LookUp’s design is award winning, easy to use and most importantly fun. LookUp supports latest technologies like Widgets, SharePlay, and Shortcuts, making it a state of the art macOS app. Praise for LookUp: App Store Editor’s Choice App Webby Honoree (2021) in Education & Reference Apps Category MacStories Update of the Year 2019 Webby Honoree (2017) for Best UX in Mobile Apps Apple 20 Under 20 (2015) "LookUp is far and away my favorite dictionary app I’ve used." - Macstories "It doesn't feel like any other dictionary app for iPhone." - Beautiful Pixels — *Translations Supported for: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Turkmen, Tajik, German, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Tatar, Igbo, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Northern Sotho, Setswana, Yoruba, Tok Pisin, and more to come. LookUp+ Terms of Use: https://squircleapps.com/lookup/terms/ Standard Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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4.5

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625 Ratings

Editors’ Choice

With apologies to the nice people at Oxford, dictionaries don’t usually look all that great. But LookUp is a dictionary for those with a penchant for aesthetics; the app delivers its daily definitions with illustrations that trigger both sides of your brain. Learn from a mahoosive collection of words like reticent, impresario, and mahoosive, which, we just learned, is really a word. Tap a card for pronunciations, origins, and synonyms; heart a word if you have a particular adulation for it.

Editors’ Choice

With apologies to the nice people at Oxford, dictionaries don’t usually look all that great. But LookUp is a dictionary for those with a penchant for aesthetics; the app delivers its daily definitions with illustrations that trigger both sides of your brain. Learn from a mahoosive collection of words like reticent, impresario, and mahoosive, which, we just learned, is really a word. Tap a card for pronunciations, origins, and synonyms; heart a word if you have a particular adulation for it.
Invaluable for book readers.
06/14/2023

kazi_mifta
I am an avid reader but my first language is bengali. So, I often stumble into unknown words. This dictionary not only have detailed descriptions of words but also gives me the ability to create collections. I can group and store words easily to review them later on.
Invaluable for book readers.
06/14/2023

kazi_mifta

I am an avid reader but my first language is bengali. So, I often stumble into unknown words. This dictionary not only have detailed descriptions of words but also gives me the ability to create collections. I can group and store words easily to review them later on.
Fine But Not Great
11/27/2021

Travool
Here are my problems after using the app for just two hours: (1) You can't select only the most relevant definition to you. This means that the "Learn" feature could be using a completely different (potentially useless) definition. (2) If you misspell a word, there isn't always a suggested correction. Example: I tried "Messrs" but actually I needed to type "Messrs." with a period. Took me a while to figure out. (3) Unable to create your own entries. This would fix my first problem--and also fix problems where my word isn't listed in the Oxford dictionary. (4) The list of words within a collection is by default sequenced from when you added a word to the collection. The option to alphabetize the collection's word list has to be pressed each time you leave and reopen the collection.
Fine But Not Great
11/27/2021

Travool

Here are my problems after using the app for just two hours: (1) You can't select only the most relevant definition to you. This means that the "Learn" feature could be using a completely different (potentially useless) definition. (2) If you misspell a word, there isn't always a suggested correction. Example: I tried "Messrs" but actually I needed to type "Messrs." with a period. Took me a while to figure out. (3) Unable to create your own entries. This would fix my first problem--and also fix problems where my word isn't listed in the Oxford dictionary. (4) The list of words within a collection is by default sequenced from when you added a word to the collection. The option to alphabetize the collection's word list has to be pressed each time you leave and reopen the collection.
Functional & beautiful. ONLY Worth paying fee if they keep updating it (they haven’t been)
04/24/2025

Atreyu20
I don’t mind paying a hefty lifetime fee for a product that’s pretty and works well, unlike some people. This one is beautiful, but has bugs. I like that it has an app for every device, unlike my other favorite Merriam-Webster, but none of the saved words sync between devices. None of the shortcuts or Siri commands seem to work with the Apple Watch. I wish I could say, “Siri, word of the day”, for the Apple Watch. Last release was over 7 months ago. Its seems the developers are abandoning this app and cashing in.
Functional & beautiful. ONLY Worth paying fee if they keep updating it (they haven’t been)
04/24/2025

Atreyu20

I don’t mind paying a hefty lifetime fee for a product that’s pretty and works well, unlike some people. This one is beautiful, but has bugs. I like that it has an app for every device, unlike my other favorite Merriam-Webster, but none of the saved words sync between devices. None of the shortcuts or Siri commands seem to work with the Apple Watch. I wish I could say, “Siri, word of the day”, for the Apple Watch. Last release was over 7 months ago. Its seems the developers are abandoning this app and cashing in.

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