Chambers Learners Dictionary is a dictionary for lower intermediate students who have already started to learn English and who need help in widening their English vocabulary and their knowledge of how to use the English language. It is the aim of this dictionary actively to teach and guide, as well as to be an accurate reference for words and their meanings. Special help in avoiding common errors and pitfalls is given in tinted boxes, and extra help - with grammar, spelling rules and several other topics - is given in the appendix section at the back of the book. The following guide shows how an entry in this dictionary is arranged.