How do you use the word "dictionary" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "dictionary" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "dictionary": In a dictionary like this one there should be at least two sentences with "fridge". Do you know how to use a dictionary?

Dictionary Meaning

/ˈdɪk.ʃə.nə.ɹi/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information.

nounA reference work on a particular subject or activity in which the entries are arranged alphabetically; an alphabetical encyclopedia.

Sentence Examples

In a dictionary like this one there should be at least two sentences with "fridge".

Do you know how to use a dictionary?

He looked up the definition of the word in the dictionary.

CEFR Practice Quiz

She placed the heavy ____ on the desk to look up a word.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

In a ____ like this one there should be at least two sentences with

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -ārius Latin -ārium ▲ Latin dictiō ▲ Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Medieval Latin dictiōnārius? Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor. Middle English dixionare English dictionary From Middle English dixionare, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium, from Latin dictiōnārius, from dictiō (“a speaking”), from dictus, perfect past participle of dīcō (“to speak”) + -ārium (“room, place”). By surface analysis, diction + -ary.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"But what other kind(s) of syntactic information should be included in Lexical Entries? Traditional dictionaries such as Hornby's (1974) Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English include not only categorial information in their entries, but also information about the range of Complements which a given item permits (this information is represented by the use of a number/letter code)." — 1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 7, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 339:

"Look it up in the dictionary, and what do you find?" — 1930, Norman Lindsay, chapter 6, in Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, section I, page 106:

"By 1986 the name Walkman was included as a word in the English dictionary." — 2019, John Hughes, Life Pre-Intermediate Student's Book, National Geographic Learning, page 188:

"User calls RouteCollection.GetVirtualPath, passing in a RequestContext, a dictionary of values, and an optional route name used to select the correct route to generate the URL." — 2011, Jon Galloway, Phil Haack, Brad Wilson, Professional ASP.NET MVC 3:

"By a reference to the following dictionaried abbreviations, the simplicity and harmony of each sentence will be manifestly apparent; although it does not embrace everything, and could not, as it would be far too voluminous for general use." — 1866, William Henry Ward, The international day, night, and fog signal telegraph, page 12:

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