Does not like iOS 16
I upgraded to iOS 16.3 from 15xx, and when the splash screen goes away all I get is a blank screen with an ad at the bottom.
When it worked, it was my go-to dictionary. AHD has been my favorite for over 30 years. But for now, I’ve removed the app from my phone. I hope they make it work soon!
When it worked, it was my go-to dictionary. AHD has been my favorite for over 30 years. But for now, I’ve removed the app from my phone. I hope they make it work soon!
Great tool
I had bought the cd back in 1994 and now I downloaded this morning old version will not work with windows 10
Won’t download on new device
Purchased this dictionary years ago and have used it often. Went to download it on my new iPad Mini 6 from “Purchased” apps in store and all I get is a blank white page with Google ad at bottom. Have tried removing/redownloading/rebooting several times to no avail. Works fine on iPhone. Says it’s compatible with this iPad. Tried reporting problem to Apple - says I can’t report because I don’t own it. Why is it under “Purchased” and on my iPhone? Developer website/link useless and refers me to community answers - generic and unhelpful. No direct developer contact information. Can’t restore premium purchase as directed from a blank white page!
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it doesn't work more even though I paid for a long time ago
I agree with at least one other reviewer that my experience indicates this app is a scam. I just uninstalled it and reinstalled it to see on iOS 16.1.1 and it doesn't work, either before or after the reinstall -- just a blank white screen with an ad at the bottom. I paid $20 for it a few years ago, and they have been hitting me up for more money all along. And now it doesn't work at all. Save your money. BTW, until it stopped working altogether, the thesaurus only had synonyms, no antonyms, which makes it not a thesaurus. and the dictionary definitions are present-day only; they completely ignore historic definitions, especially of terms that are now in popular use.
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Useful
I like this dictionary because of ease of use and it pronounces words that are difficult unless you hear them.
So far, so good
I use a dictionary all the time, and have been looking for one that isn’t letting the masses of ignorant people rewrite the entire thing, like “literally” being defined as “figuratively”, its antonym, making the word pretty much useless. This one is excellent so far, and I recommend it.
American Heritage Dictionary is Outstanding
I used this dictionary for 30+ years on paper. The usage guide is helpful. The definitions tend to follow the helpful genus, differentia format. The phone app is convenient everywhere. Zip quickly to related words, derivations, root words that go back Indo-European and Semitic roots. The AHD is like having a history of ideas at your fingertips going back 3,000 plus years. How cool is that!
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Same word can not define itself the meaning and use of the word
I expect excellence in a dictionary of this caliber no word can or ever should define itself. Every word does have a specific use and meaning if it lacks these elements but is in use tell us the who, what, where, when, why and how of that usage. Four years since the last update! Language is a live fire breathing Dragon evolving elements omnipresent!
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Constant companion
Having been an avid reader for all of my life, I’ve made it a habit to look up new words that I come across.
Therefore, having this app is absolutely wonderful. I can easily look up a words definition on a device that’s always with me.
Therefore, having this app is absolutely wonderful. I can easily look up a words definition on a device that’s always with me.
American Heritage dictionary
I know a lot of people have complained about this app but I have loved it for many many years I have the paper copy of the latest dictionary from American Heritage but I love this app in answers everything it shows everything I have never had a problem with it I’ve always been very happy with this app and I was going to update it I thought there was a newer one and they said I already did have it so that saved me extra money because they were honest they told me I already had it. And could have taken my money I am very happy with this dictionary I highly recommend it if you like a good dictionary that gives all the background and the pronunciations and where the word came from this is the dictionary for you
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Excellent product
The American heritage dictionary is my favorite of all dictionaries. And there have been some rough patches trying to get this app launched in a way that was as complete as it’s in print large dictionary‘ and at a fair price. WellIt seems the free version is almost as good as the $20 one of the exception of ads. This app largely has everything I could want for the most part and it makes for a very very useful tool in my line of work as a teacher. I highly to recommend it. Great definitions, decently design and very dependable.
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The American Heritage Dictionary, Fifth edition
This dictionary fits in perfectly while reading online, and discovering words spelled oddly, uncommon words that need definition, even slang that is a little older. Well done! Important ideas for consistently expressing myself and understanding the world. The vocabulary evolves along with each generation.
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American Heritage Dictionary
Previous version much, much better. Sorry that it was abandoned for new versions of the operating system. Had to buy this version and loss the value and far better and more traditional interface of previous version. Lost all my saved vocabulary words. And have to put up with dumbed-down abridgement of printed version.
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Disappointing
How can the language’s most respected and finest dictionary turn out such a humdrum app: the word of the day is often not even a word (TN is today’s) and often a proper noun (like Tennessee). The app is poorly designed and, for me, a mess. What a disappointment! Give me the printed American Heritage Dictionary any time: never a finer one dealing with the American language.
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App stinks, but dictionary is THE BEST!
Anybody who appreciates the English language knows that AHED is the absolute best available, even compared to Oxford, but especially for American English! Alas, the app doesn’t live up to the same standards. It has always been buggy, incorporating annoying design “features”, and now suggests “words of the day” that don’t even exist in the dictionary. Today’s word is “orc“. I do wonder why orc is not included in the AHED, as we have been using this word regularly since playing Dungeons & Dragons in the 1970s, and/or reading Tolkien in the 1960s or, for those really old farts among us: Beowulf in the middle ages. It would be nice to know where the word actually came from; etymology is typically one of the great features of AHED!
Anyway, it’s fantastic that we have a handy, portable, digital reference to the best dictionary ever written. enFour just needs to stop trying to be F***book-fancy, and stick to giving us a solid interface to the most magnificent reference tome on our shelves. Two stars for the app, five stars for the book.
Anyway, it’s fantastic that we have a handy, portable, digital reference to the best dictionary ever written. enFour just needs to stop trying to be F***book-fancy, and stick to giving us a solid interface to the most magnificent reference tome on our shelves. Two stars for the app, five stars for the book.
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Better than the rest
Much much better than any other dictionary app I have seen. Not sure why it’s not the most popular (as I write this, at least.) Check it out!
Great Content, Dated Interface
The content is not the issue. The interface is extremely dated and could use some great quality of life and optimization improvements.
Complete and great pronunciation
I’ve long used this app from the early days when it was a huge standalone app with images and pronunciation built in (no need for Internet connectivity). After languishing for years it’s back to its former glory. A must-have app for those who make a living with the written and spoken word.
Wonderful tool
Even though there are 1000 options on the Internet, I love having this app and being able to do what I need without being connected. This dictionary is far better than the ones on the Internet, and I hope they keep it up.
My favorite dictionary
I bought my first copy of the American Heritage Dictionary over 30 years ago, and it has been my favorite dictionary ever since then. And that is just as true on the iPad app as it was of the print copy.
