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A dictionary gives you ten meanings and leaves you guessing. Dictionify reads your sentence and explains the one meaning it has right there, in plain words and your language. Just highlight any word, phrase or paragraph on any website.
Demo: clicking “unwind” on a web page opens a card explaining it; clicking “tense” in that card opens the next card, and “anxious” opens a third.
Not ten definitions. The one that fits.
A dictionary lists every meaning of a word and leaves you to guess which one your sentence uses. Dictionify reads the sentence around the word and explains the meaning it has right there.
- to move quickly on foot
- to be in charge of; manage
- to operate, as a machine does
- to flow, as liquid does
- to stretch or extend in a direction
- to stand as a candidate in an election
- to publish or broadcast a story
- a line of broken threads in tights
- a continuous series, as in “a run of luck”
- a regular trip or route
Next year, Maria will run the marketing team.
To be in charge of something, like a team or a business.
Here, Maria will lead the marketing team.
Oh no, there’s a run in my new tights.
A long line of broken threads in tights or stockings.
Here, the tights have started to tear in a line.
Three steps. Zero tab-switching.
…the incumbent is expected to win…
On any website: news, email, homework, contracts. A card pops up right beside the word.You know this feeling
looking things up shouldn’t feel like homeworkcen·sure (v.) to express severe disapproval of, typically in a formal statement.
The definition needs its own definition. hard words… explained with harder words“The motion was tabled.” → 該動議被擱置。
Translated, and still confused. …wait, postponed or discussed??Everything a good teacher would tell you
The person who has the job right now.
Here, the leader already in office.
現任市長再次參選。
Opposite challenger · newcomer
- ① how to say it (IPA) + tap to hear
- ② the word in your language
- ③ the meaning for THIS sentence
- ④ new example sentences
- ⑤ similar & opposite words
Your language, one tap away.
The word’s translation sits right next to it. Tap Translate and the whole explanation appears in your language too, in 17 languages.
tap 文 翻譯… and there it isDemo: tapping Translate on a card shows the explanation in Traditional Chinese.
Still curious? Keep going.
Every word inside an answer can be tapped, and it opens the next card right beside it. Follow the trail as far as you like. No other dictionary does this.
follow-ups are unlimitedWORLD NEWSCanada will add new tariffs on imported steel starting next month, the finance minister said.
Extra money a government charges on goods from another country.
Here, Canada will charge more on imported steel.
Bought from another country and brought in through customs to be sold.
The office at a border that checks goods and collects taxes on them.
the next card opens …and on, as deep as you like!
Made for everyone who reads in another language
real moments, real wordsTOEFL student · Hong Kong
New to Canada · Toronto
Junior analyst
Nurse · night shift
Every word is saved. Review it, and it sticks.
Your words list opens in Chrome’s side panel: every lookup with its sentence, star the ones that matter, search them all, then run a quick review.
Demo: a review card shows “unwind”; pressing Show me reveals 放鬆 and its meaning, then Good.
Explained in words you know. In a language you love.
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Questions, answered
Is Dictionify really free?
Yes. The free plan gives you 5 explanations, 3 translations and 10 examples or word lists every day, plus 3 summaries or polishes a week. Pronunciation, both explanation styles and your words list are always included.
What is the 7-day free trial?
When you sign in with Google, you get Pro free for 7 days, with no card needed. When it ends you simply stay on the free plan unless you choose to upgrade.
What does Dictionify send, and where?
Only the words you highlight, the sentence around them and the page title, and only when you ask for an explanation. They go to the Dictionify service and its AI provider to write the answer. Your saved words stay in your browser. Read the privacy policy.
Which websites does it work on?
Any website you open in Google Chrome, including Gmail and Outlook on the web. Sign-in, payment and password-manager sites are blocked by default, and you can block any other site in Settings.
Can I cancel Pro?
Anytime, from Settings → Manage subscription. Payments are handled by Stripe, and you can ask for a refund within 14 days (see the terms).
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