Lookup Word in Dictionary

Looks up the selected text on a world famous online dictionary.

What is Lookup Word in Dictionary?

"Lookup Word in Dictionary" is a Chrome extension that streamlines your browsing experience. By right-clicking on your selected text, you can look up the meaning on a popular online dictionary, or alternatively use the "Alt + W" shortcut. This tool starts up the dictionary in a new tab if no text is selected, providing a user-friendly dictionary solution integrated directly into your browsing experience.

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Extension stats

By: baspeti

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.38 (85)

Version: 1.7 (Last updated: 2022-05-21)

Creation date: 2015-03-16

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

contextMenus
http://*/
https://*/

Size: 32.74K

Email: ba*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 8064 ▼ 40

Other rankings

#10709 in Tools ▼ 139 #54 in lookup keyword 18 ▼ 1 #77 in dictionary keyword 50 ▼ 11

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Extension summary

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Just right-click on the selected text and choose

Lookup 'text' on the world famous, blue and red colored online dictionary context menu item and there you go!

It was easy, huh?

Or alternatively you can hit "Alt + W" shortcut to get the selected text looked up or if there is nothing selected, then the online dictionary is started up on a new tab. (Since version 1.2)

HINT: Just be careful not hitting "Ctrl (Cmd on Mac) + W" instead, because it will close your active tab. But in case if you did so, don't panic, you can recover that tab by pressing "Ctrl (Cmd on Mac) + Shift + T".

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Great for both ESL and native speakers.
Works as expected and is very useful.
Provides easy access to Merriam-Webster.
Helpful for research and study.

Cons

Opens results in a new tab instead of a pop-up.
No direct double-click search option.
Occasionally opens Chrome web store instead of dictionary results.
Request to remove Ctrl + W functionality that opens Merriam-Webster.

Most mentioned

Desire for results without leaving the current page.
Issue with functioning links (opening the wrong page).
Request for more direct search options.

Recent reviews

the best dictionary for esl and native speakers.

shahriar azadian, 2022-01-23

Everything is great with the dictionary but using the extension and looking up words open a new tab instead of a pop up bubble right there on that page, it shouldn't be like that. One star less for that caveat.

Ajay Kumar, 2021-04-21

I actually would want it to show me results without leaving the page I'm in. Maybe I can just double click or just right click and select Lookup, but the result shouldn't take me off my page.