Conventions of Online Dictionaries

• Gives the phonetic spelling.
• You can listen to the word being said, this allows you to understand how to pronounce the word or perhaps if you have heard it before but did not know its meaning.
• Gives the word class it belongs to and how you can make it plural increasing your ability to re-use the word.
• Often it shows where the word originated and how it has changed.
• It gives a range of examples of the word being used in a sentence.
• Often it gives synonyms and antonyms.
• May give examples of how it can be used informally.
• Often they give you translations to other language or the ability to translate the word.