With full-sentence definitions, 50,000 examples of real English and step-by-step treatment of the most frequently used words, the Chambers Essential English Dictionary gives learners real practical guidance with the English language. *Step-by-step treatment of the most frequently used words *50,000 examples of real everyday English, supported by the British National Corpus® *Full-sentence definitions show the headword in context *Thousands of synonyms pinpoint meaning and help with vocabulary-building *15 pages of illustrations