Who decides which words go in the dictionary?

To decide which words to include in the dictionary and to determine what they mean, Merriam-Webster editors study the language as it’s used. They carefully monitor which words people use most often and how they use them.

Do we look up a dictionary or look up word in a dictionary?

to try to find a piece of information by looking in a book or on a computer: If you don’t know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary. The software looks up words automatically.

What do you mean by contemporary cite an example?

Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another. The definition of contemporary is existing at the same time or of the present time period. An example of contemporary are the works of Fitzgerald and Hemingway. An example of contemporary is furniture in the modern style.

When should you look up a word in the dictionary?

A word gets into a dictionary when it is used by many people who all agree that it means the same thing. If your toddler nephew invented a great word that the English language simply can’t do without, don’t write to us to recommend that it be added to the dictionary.

What is the meaning of look upto?

: to respect and admire (someone) I’ve always looked up to my older brother.

What means contemporary English?

1a : marked by characteristics of the present period : modern, current contemporary American literature contemporary standards. b : simultaneous. 2 : happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time The book is based on contemporary accounts of the war.

What is the meaning of contemporary India?

1 belonging to the same age; living or occurring in the same period of time. 2 existing or occurring at the present time. 3 conforming to modern or current ideas in style, fashion, design, etc. 4 having approximately the same age as one another.