- Free
- Category: Reference
- First released: December 14, 2010
- Versions: 7 archived
- Installable: 6 of 7
- Availability: Still on the App Store ↗
- Seller: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
- com.m-w.dictionary
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
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Report an issueGet America's most useful and respected dictionary, optimized for your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Continuously updated with the newest words and meanings, this is the premier iOS app for English language reference, education, and vocabulary building.
Key Features:
* Offline access: Complete access to definitions and synonyms whether or not you're connected * Voice Search: look up a word without having to spell it * Word of the Day: learn a new word every day * Word Games: fun, fast quizzes to test your vocabulary * Favorite Words and Search History: keep track of the words that are most important to you * Favorite Word Syncing Through iCloud: share your favorites between devices and on the Web * In-app purchase: an ad-free experience + access to Kids, Medical, and Legal dictionaries * For Tablets: browse the entire dictionary with a scrolling index * Apple Watch Extension: see the Word of the Day and find watch-sized definitions with voice search
Expert Word Guidance: * Integrated Thesaurus: more than 200,000 word choices with examples of their use * Example Sentences: understand how a word is used in context * Audio Pronunciations: voiced by real English speakers, not text-to-speech robots
Terms of Use: https://www.merriam-webster.com/terms-of-use
Bundle Size Over Time
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 9 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2010 | 1.0.1 | — | 14 | Free |
| January 1, 2011 | 1.0.1 | — | 38 | Free |
| January 4, 2012 | — | — | 5,739 | Free |
| January 20, 2013 | — | — | 10,416 | Free |
| December 14, 2018 | — | ★ 4.7 | 10,919 | Free |
| November 24, 2020 | — | ★ 4.8 | 105,160 | Free |
| November 29, 2021 | 5.6.0 | ★ 4.8 | 166,185 | Free |
| December 7, 2024 | 5.7.2 | ★ 4.8 | 280,577 | Free |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25Ah hell, I ain’t had this much fun since the hogs ate my little brother.
I Use The Dictionary Daily
This is a great app to have no matter what your age is, you will need it or someone will say “Do you have the Webster Dictionary App” on your Phone? You will know exactly what your friend is asking for!
Compact between literary and colloquial, Bridge enters worlds.
Quite often when I speak I am using words that I have a vague sense of their meaning, but not always a firm grasp. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary is my go to source to get the true essence of words and to learn about their meaning in depth. A valuable resource for anyone! I highly recommend this App!!!
Some words just don't exist to them? english words. apparently the DICTONARY doesn't know them. (discretize)
I understand it costs money to run the app, but the frequency of ads and push for premium is excessive
I looked up literacy on the app and have a deeper appreciation for understanding language and the true meaning of words.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.