This resource is not for beginners. It is specifically designed for:
A collocation is a group of words that naturally go together (e.g., "make a mistake" rather than "do a mistake"). The Macmillan Collocations Dictionary was created to address the specific needs of learners who know the meaning of a word but do not know how to use it naturally in a sentence.
Target Audience:
While general dictionaries cover everyday chat, the MCD Online shines for IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge exams, and university writing. It has dedicated sections for common academic verbs (conduct research, pose a problem, yield results) and reporting verbs (allege misconduct, refute a claim).
The MCD is uniquely focused on writing. It highlights which collocations are used in academic essays (e.g., “empirical evidence,” “to conduct research”) versus business emails (e.g., “to reach a consensus,” “a viable alternative”). macmillan collocations dictionary online
If you are still writing sentences by translating your native language word-by-word, you will always sound like a foreigner. If you use the Macmillan Collocations Dictionary Online, you will start sounding like a writer.
It doesn't just answer the question "What does this mean?" It answers the much harder question: "How do I actually use this?" This resource is not for beginners
Try it today. Look up the word "attention." You will never write "pay attention" the same way again (spoiler: you can also direct attention, attract attention, devote attention, and capture attention).
Have you used a collocations dictionary before? Do you prefer Macmillan or another tool (like OZDIC or FluentU)? Let me know in the comments below! It highlights which collocations are used in academic
