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Longman Dictionary Bubble

by nator333

v2.3.0 Updated Feb 5, 2026 2.0MiB
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Description

English should be learned in English. This is a suitable app for those who believe that. This extension shows a bubble-type popup for the selected word's definition in Longman Dictionary. It can show a clickable icon for the popup, or clicking a word displays the bubble immediately. By default, it adopts American English pronunciation, but you can enable "Prefer British pronunciation" in the options to use British pronunciation instead. If you would like to comment, please leave any here. For your information, this extension uses Pearson Dictionary API (http://developer.pearson.com/apis/dictionaries). It was supposed to become unavailable at the end of 2017 but still available up until today (May, 2019). --- Recent updates (v2.3.0): - Smart word recognition: automatically finds dictionary entries for inflected words - When a word isn't found, tries the root form (e.g., "swimming" → "swim") - Works with verb forms, plural nouns, and adjective forms Previous updates (v2.2.0): - Anki integration: Save words directly to your Anki flashcards via AnkiConnect - New option to show/hide the "Add to Anki" button Previous updates (v2.1.0): - British pronunciation icon now displayed next to American - Auto-pronounce: hear the word automatically when popup shows - Option to prefer British pronunciation for auto-pronounce
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Reviews (5 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2021-04-16
john doe

Reminders: Not found! really? I need to highlight a word without the s to find the singular meaning? this is pre internet technology...

★★☆☆☆2020-08-08
Bobak Tadjalli

Hi, I had Installed this extension since 6 days ago. It had worked properly, but from 4 days ago until now, when I select a word and click on the pop-up button, it doesn't show up the dictionary. I'll appreciate if you fix this issue. Thanks in advance.

★★☆☆☆2019-08-06
S Doc

This is one of the best dictionary bubble. But I need phonetic symbol and pronunciation sound of American English. So I disabled this.

★★★☆☆2023-02-19
Hey Kids!

it doesn't pop up……TT

★★★☆☆2019-12-08
Helena Warrior

The bubble (pop-up) feature is what's supposed to make this extension the best out there since all the other similarly great dictionaries look up words in a different tab but this feature stopped working quickly, even after I changed the options (because it wouldn't detect my selections) and chose "Show bubble after icon click" and clicked on the dictionary icon after selecting a word, there was no pop up. :(

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Permissions

offscreen storage Can store data locally in your browser

Details

Version 2.3.0
Updated Feb 5, 2026
Size 2.0MiB
First Seen Mar 26, 2026