MAC Abbreviation for: Macintosh (computer) major ambulatory category mammalian artificial chromosome maximum acceptable concentration maximum aerobic capacity. Oxford Dictionary of English for Mac OS. The foremost single-volume authority on the English language - revised and updated in 2010 to include the very latest vocabulary. This version comes with 75 000 high-quality audio pronunciations from the Oxford Sound Bank, making this the definitive English dictionary. In the Dictionary app on your Mac, type a word or phrase in the search field in the upper-right corner of the Dictionary window. Note: If you add another Dictionary source, wait for it to download completely before searching for a word or phrase. To restart the dictionary app, you can quit and reopen the dictionary again. The final step: Step 7: After you have reopened the Dictionary app, please go to Menu bar- Dictionary- Preferences.In the Preferences tab under the section: “Drag preference source into the order you prefer.”Please scroll down and looking for the “SBBIC English Khmer Dictionary” and then tick in the checkbox. Ultralingua’s Portuguese-English dictionary for Mac includes all the reference tools you need for language learning. Keep Ultralingua on hand while you’re writing, reading, memorizing vocabulary, and studying English and Portuguese grammar and you’ll always find the word you need.
Did you know that your Mac and your iPhone come with high quality dictionaries?
Apple includes free bi-lingual English dictionaries for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. If you are learning any of these languages (or learning English and know any of these languages) you have easy access to these free offline dictionaries.
So where do you find these great tools? Actually it's a bit hidden.
Dictionary app on the Mac
![Dictionary For Mac Dictionary For Mac](/uploads/1/1/7/8/117881718/114085525.jpg)
Your Mac comes with an app called 'Dictionary', which you find in your Applications folder.
However, by default only a few dictionaries are activated. You first need to go to the Dictionary app preferences (
Dictionary
Menu > Preferences
) and activate the foreign language dictionaries that you need.Now you can look up words directly in the Dictionary app or using Spotlight.
Dictionaries on the iPhone or iPad
On the mobile iOS devices you cannot directly access the dictionaries. There is no dedicated app as on the Mac.
To activate the integrated dictionaries go to
System Settings
> General
> Dictionary
. There you can activate and download the languages you need.![Dictionary For Mac Dictionary For Mac](/uploads/1/1/7/8/117881718/205527429.png)
Using the built-in dictionaries in Wokabulary
Oxford Dictionary For Mac
The Apple dictionaries are directly integrated in macOS and iOS, so you can access them from any native app.
On the Mac you can look up a word directly from within Wokabulary, by performing a force touch or three-finger-touch on it. (You might need to activate this feature in
System Settings
> Touchpad
)On your iPhone or iPad you can look up words by selecting it and then choosing 'Look Up' from the action menu.