Questions tagged [dictionary]
a pre-installed list of words makes up the dictionary service. These are typically localized and users can add words and override the iOS and macOS dictionaries.
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Adding a dictionary in different language and enabling spellchecking for that language too?
I always install the system with English and have no idea how to add a Spanish dictionary and spellchecking on my mac, how can it be done?
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Stop opening Dictionary.app when three-finger-tapping non-text in Google Chrome
I have "Look up & data detectors" set to three-finger tap in the Trackpad preference pane. This means that when I three-finger tap on a word, I get a dictionary tooltip/overlay like so:
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Wrong dictionary in spotlight for macOS
I have a 2016 MacBook Pro with macOS 10.12 Sierra. I can hit cmd+space and type a word that I would like to look up in the dictionary. If the word is Danish (my native language) it shows me the Danish ...
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How to get a specific dictionary to be used to show a word entry in the inital dictionary view that arises from Spotlight?
When I type a word into Spotlight (macOS Sierra 10.12.3) and I click on the dictionary (definition), it always comes up using the German dictionary. I have a German-bought Mac but work almost ...
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Is there a software program which is basically a custom dictionary for mac
My wife translates legal texts from language a to b (and back).
She has her own phrases which translate to specific other phrases.
Is there a tool on the market where she can add these lists, and ...
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Shortcut for search bar in Dictionary.app
I was hoping that there was some shortcut for the search bar in Dictionary.app. I tried ⌘+L as one can do in Safari, hoping it would work, to no avail. Does anyone know a shortcut for this?
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Add and remove custom words from the Gboard iOS keyboard dictionary
How do I add and remove custom words from the Gboard iOS keyboard's dictionary? This is the keyboard app made by Google for iOS devices.
It seems like it learns custom words after I manually type ...
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How to turn off multilingual typing without deleting dictionaries or keyboards in iOS 10?
This wasn't a problem in iOS 9 or earlier. However, now iOS 10 has added a new feature such that one doesn't have to switch keyboards to type in another language, which causes trouble: now I have both ...
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iOS10 restrict "Look Up" feature to dictionary alone
I have just upgraded to iOS10 and found that the "Define" feature (that appears after selecting a word) has been replaced with "Look Up", which now
pulls the suggestions from various sources on ...
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Cannot use Dictionary
When I Try to use Apple's built in dictionary, I only get Wikipedia:
As you can see, I have enabled English and Français, But I only get Wikipedia. I also don't have the 'Apple Dictionary' in the ...
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Can I submit dictionary file to Mac App Store?
I have created a .dictionary file for the Dictionary.app in mac and I want to submit it to the Mac App Store. I'm curious, is it possible? If yes, how?
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6S Plus iOS 9.3.4 no dictionary
The iPhone 6S plus has no dictionary. No matter which app I'm in. If I highlight a word and ask to define it it shows no results. I click manage to try add dictionary and nothing shows up. There is no ...
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Empty list of dictionaries ios 9.3.2 - 9.3.3. iPad mini
In safari, ibooks, notes there is no any dictionary to show/download after define and manage. Just empty list of rows. Reset all settings and update from 9.3.2 to 9.3.3 not help. It happened after ...
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IOS 9.3.3 - 9.3.4, no dictionaries
I recently updated my iPad Pro to iOS 9.3.3 and noticed that my dictionary always gives the message "No definition found".
This might have started earlier and I just didn't notice until now.
I tried ...
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what is /usr/share/dict used for
Where is this used, I read the README and it didn't say what program it was from, I do not think that it is the stock dictionary app because I tried some very obscure looking words that were in some ...
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El Capitan : How to disable Force Click "Dictionary Pop-ups" in Chrome?
In my Chrome Browser, whenever i "Force Click" (hard clicked by one finger) upon a Word, the dictionary lookup Pop-up is always popping out.
Like this:
I have already DISABLED the "Force Click" ...
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Can mouse middle button/scroll wheel button action like trackpad three fingers tap to look up dictionary easier?
It would be faster query dictionary with middle mouse button click instead of right click then select "Look Up" menu.
Is it possible?
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How to add another integrated dictionary to iOS9
I am learning Russian language and I was wondering if I could add a Russian-English dictionary to built-in dictionaries of iOS. I want to be able to look up Russian words in iBooks app without leaving ...
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How do I get programmatic access to the word definition after it pops up when highlighting (three-finger tap) a word in OS X?
I would like to build up a list of words and their definitions of the words that I highlighted (three-finger tapped) so that I can come back to them later. Is there a way to get access to the ...
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Spotlight randomly chose Chinese as dictionary language after El Capitan upgrade
After upgrading to El Capitan, suddenly Spotlight dictionary searches only show results in Chinese (I think). I have absolutely no idea why it chose Chinese, as I am not a user of that language.
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How do I unlearn a word?
I have accidentally learned 'formating'.
I've tried unlearning by right-click, and have removed the word from the /Library/Spelling and ~/Library/Spelling directories.
The word is still not ...
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How do I stop the search helper from popping up in my browser?
I'm trying to select text in chrome, and half the time I get this weird popup while selecting the first word, It's really annoying and I'd like to disable it, at least in chrome.
I've never ...
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How to Remove a Word from Dictionary of Google Chrome?
I added the word somehting (or similar) by accident to Dictionary of OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 in Google Chrome > 2nd click.
I would like to remove it from there.
I go to Dictionary but I cannot find ...
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/Library/Spelling not found
I am a new Mac user trying to set up spelling checker for MS Office. I have downloaded the .dic & .aff files that I have to add to my /Library/Spelling folder. However, I have not managed to find ...
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How can I make my own custom OSX keyboard with autocorrect relying off a personalized dictionary?
I really want to do this to support a minority language (Kouri-vini) that currently has zero input support but an existing digitized dictionary. I also have zero coding experience but I don't care if ...
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How do I use spell check in OSX with several languages?
I often need to write emails in French that contain English technical words and it seems that the spell check in OSX can't understand that a document can contain both languages.
The result is either ...
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How can I fix the OS X dictionary lookup feature for StackExchange comments in Google Chrome?
When I use the "Look up word" right-click menu option on a StackExchange comment in OS X, the system selects other text and looks that up instead:
Step 1: select a word in a StackExchange comment to ...
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Spotlight Dictionary results no longer showing multiple languages in 10.11.3
I recently did a software update on El Capitan, from 10.11.1 to 10.11.3, and now Spotlight will no longer allow look-up of foreign language words.
For example, I was able to look up "chaise" and have ...
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enable dictionaries in dictionary app under el capitan
os x el capitan, new mac book air with fresh os x installation.
In dictionary app preferences, no foreign language dictionaries appear in the the list of available dictionaries. However, in /...
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dictionary/text
I have an iphone 6. It has the 9 update. Suddenly the dictionary has disappeared completely when I text. I had the option of showing the words to select or not. Now, I have no options. It has ...
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See definition of a word inside a hyperlink in Safari?
For normal text, three-finger tap on a word is Safari works as "Look Up". From a recent version of Safari, the same three-finger tap on a hyperlink works as "Quick Look".
Then, is there any way to ...
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Group dictionaries in Dictionary.app
I've installed extra dictionaries in Dictionary.app. It's over 9Gb. I'd like to group them by language as is shown in the image below. I've tried to rename their labels in the app, tried editing the ...
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Delete dictionaries in iOS
Is it possible to delete installed dictionaries (some or all of them) in iOS 9.2? There are dictionaries that I need not, but they take place, and some are even duplicated. As you can see from a ...
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Set custom iPhone word *definition* dictionary
I would like to change the dictionary my iPhone uses for defining words (not for spell-checking) to a learner's one (e.g. Cambridge). Apple provides several dictionaries for various languages, but not ...
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How to enable multiple spellchecker dictionaries in Chrome?
I am new to Mac, and I have my rough time (missing keys, wrong shortcuts and etc). But I don't give up. I am a JS developer and computer user with almost 20 years of Windows and Linux (Debian, Ubuntu) ...
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Remove iTunes and Mac App store results when looking for a word
I would like to know whether it is possible to remove the Itunes Store and Mac App Store results from the word look-up functionality in El Capitan 10.11.1, illustrated below:
and App Store:
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Is it possible to bind my Mac OSX Dictionary.app to Google Translate?
The Dictionary App has a very cool experience on MacOSX. But I have to install dictionaries to use. Is it possible to bind it to Google Translate?
Thanks!
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Why doesn't El Capitan Spotlight search in custom dictionary?
Since I upgraded to El Capitan, Spotlight has refused to look up for definitions in my custom dictionary (built by me). Instead, it sticks itself with Apple's default English-English dictionary.
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Extract wordlist from system dictionaries?
Is it possible to extract plain text wordlists from the system dictionaries in Yosemite?
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Dictionaries on iOS 9 not working
I just updated to iOS 9, and I noticed that the built-in dictionaries, I previously used, aren't working. I had used American English, British English, and Apple Dictionary. Now, when I try to define ...
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Is it possible to choose language for spell check for each individual mail?
I commonly write mails in different languages and would like to have the spell checker function with that. Previously I have been using Thunderbird on both my macs and linux machines, but recently I ...
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Spotlight dark dictionary results with dark mode in Yosemite 10.10.4
Spotlight gives dark dictionary results with some words when dark mode is on:
I've had this problem since day one of Yosemite.
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
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iOS's Spelling Predictive Analysis - for bilingual writers?
I love my iPhone 6 :) But I'm fully bilingual in Spanish and in English, and about 50% of my emails are in each language. Here's the problem. While my iPhone is in English, every time I write an email ...
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How do I fix broken dictionary on iPhone?
Using iPhone 4s. In settings > general > keyboard I have a British keyboard, and no other keyboards. In settings > general > international I have region format set to UK and language set to British ...
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`lookupviewservice` eats a lot memory
After a while, lookupviewservice will occurred and use more than 2G memory (even more than this after a few days). I have to end the process manually, but after a while, it comes up again, even though ...
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Changing autocorrect settings on Macbook Pro, shortcut does not work, cannot access dictionary (easily), can I just reset autocorrect?
I typed in my email address incorrectly once, and autocorrect will not let me forget it. This leads to problems all the time (with autocorrect changing my email address in forms when I hit "enter" to ...
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How can I add an Old English dictionary to Dictionary?
Is there a way to add an Old English dictionary to the Dictionary app? I would like to three-finger-tap a word that's Old English and have it translate it for me.
For pure adventure I want to read ...
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Is there any way to translate words in Safari on iOS and Mac?
I am currently reading a few websites in European languages (Spanish, Italian, German and French), and I'd like to be able to quickly translate words that I don't know (not the entire articles, which ...
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Wikipedia in the builtin dictionary in hebrew...but only when searching for tech words?
It doesn't do it for all of them, ex. when I search TCP/IP it's in english but a search for BSD yields this
Berkeley Software Distribution, או בקיצור BSD, היא מערכת הפעלה נגזרת של מערכת ההפעלה ...
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How can I create Apple Dictionary File?
There is generally a dictionary.app on the Mac-OS.
But there isn't any dictionary development kit on the X-Code.
Now i use the X-Code (Mavericks and Yosemite).
So I downloaded the the auxiliary tools ...
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