36.2392, Software: Reverso Launches Reverso Define, an English Dictionary Built for the Modern User and Learner

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Subject: 36.2392, Software: Reverso Launches Reverso Define, an English Dictionary Built for the Modern User and Learner

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Date: 12-Aug-2025
From: John Kelly [john.kelly at boldsquare.com]
Subject: Reverso Launches Reverso Define, an English Dictionary Built for the Modern User and Learner

The translation pioneer’s new dictionary offers clearer content and a
cleaner experience to promote meaningful learning and literacy
NEW YORK, August 12, 2025 -- Reverso, the global leader in online
language tools, has expanded its pioneering translation platform with
a disruptive new English dictionary for its website and apps: Reverso
Define (https://dictionary.reverso.net/). Providing clear, concise
definitions for over 500,000 meanings and growing, Reverso Define is
built to make it easier for native and non-native users to understand
English.
“Our mission in creating Reverso Define is as clear as its new
definitions: to help everyone grow their vocabulary and increase
literacy in a fun and simple way,” said Théo Hoffenberg, founder and
CEO of Reverso. “Reverso Define is reimagining the dictionary as a
digital-first companion, delivering quick, rich—and unlike
chatbots—consistent information about English words, all just one
click away and easily saved for deeper learning.”
Combining the rigor of linguistics, power of data, best practices in
education, and assurance of meticulous review, Reverso Define provides
a host of AI-powered features:
•       Shorter definitions illustrated with real-world examples,
context labels, and synonyms for every meaning
•       Comprehensive coverage: over 100,000 expressions and idioms,
5,000 abbreviations, and extensive slang, technical language, and more
•       Instant results for 98% of lookups, including inflected forms
and phrases as headwords
•       Clickable links on every word in definitions for effortless
exploration
•       Pronunciations for every definition, meaning, and example in
American and British English
•       Images for 50,000+ meanings, especially high-frequency
concrete nouns
•       Regular revision, with approximately 10,000 meanings upgraded
each update
•       Immediate, cross-referenceable translation in Reverso’s 25+
languages
Developed by Reverso’s team of language specialists, data scientists,
and engineers and backed by the company’s nearly 30 years of
innovation in language technology, Reverso Define offers a clean
experience seamlessly integrated into Reverso’s all-in-one language
ecosystem.
Perfect for English as both a first and foreign language, Reverso
Define enables teachers to easily create thematic and leveled word
lists, which students can study using quizzes, flashcards, and
multimodal listening and pronunciation practice tools. With one tap,
everyday users get short and sweet definitions in a snap—whether
reading articles, writing, emailing, texting, or watching videos
online.
“Most of today’s electronic dictionaries have evolved from traditional
dictionaries. They were not created specifically for on-screen
reading,” said Dr. Ana Frankenberg-Garcia, member of the editorial
board of Oxford Academic’s 'International Journal of Lexicography' and
longtime contributor to renowned dictionaries. “Reverso is a new
English dictionary designed to help you understand unfamiliar words
and expressions with minimal disruption while concentrating on what
you are reading.”
Reverso Define is free and now available on the web
(https://dictionary.reverso.net/) and app
(https://context.reverso.net/translation/mobile-app/) as well as
through Reverso’s desktop downloads and browser extensions.
In June, Reverso released a new version of its award-winning app,
Reverso Translate and Learn, the first of its kind able to be set as
the default translator in devices running iOS 18.4 and later:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reverso-releases-first-of-its-kind-all-in-one-default-translator-in-apple-ios-302471263.html.
About Reverso:
Reverso is a global leader in online translation and language tools,
helping millions of people and professionals read, write, learn, and
communicate across the world’s languages. For over 100 language
combinations, Reverso provides AI-powered contextual voice, image,
text, and document translation and an all-in-one learning ecosystem
with a top grammar checker and user-first English dictionary. Each
month, it serves over 50 million active users on the web, 5 million
app users, and 5 million users in corporate environments.
Press Contact:
John Kelly
Boldsquare
john.kelly at boldsquare.com

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition
                     Lexicography
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics
                     Translation

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

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