If you meet strange words,Do you want to look up dictionary?

I think it is a great habit for anyone to have. I've read and spoken nothing but English since I started talking, and still always come across words that I don't know the meaning of, and I'm sure I always will. I usually go for the dictionary straight away, so I can really understand what I have just read!

oh Tracy, i do that always. infact, i keep open the online webster-merriam dictionary simultaneously with other pages and look up for new words whenever i have hesitation. yes, this does help increase our vocabulary to a great extent. smiles...

I do look up with the dictionary if I want to know what the word means. Otherwise, I just guess the meaning from the sentence. However, if it is a word I want to use, for sure I will look up the dictionary. I do not want to risk using the wrong word to convey a wrong message.

yes i use it to look for words i donn't understand. For words that are strange i try to guess them from the sentences

I always will meet new words from Mylot. If the word seems important, then I'll look up the dictionary. Otherwise I'll leave it alone or guess what it is.

I always refer to the dictionary every time i encounter strange or unfamiliar words. It also added for my vocabulary and it's great to learn a lot.

Though not a native speaker of the English language i feel that I have a large vocabulary to boast of. Because if this, I seldom refer the dictionary to either to select or find meaning of words.

Yes, i look for strange word from the dictionary. i seek the help of the dictionary, i rely on it and it is my habit now.

Before, whenever I encounter new word, I even have a hard time spelling them right, espcially when I only heard it from someone, mostly a professor during a discussion in class. I check them out later on whenever I have the time to clarify whatever my professor was trying to say or sometimes, I get the meaning out of the professor's usage in it in a sentence. Now, I often go online and still encounter words that I am not aware of which makes this Concise Dictionary here on our computer very convenient since whenever I encounter a new word, I just open the application and type it in to see what it means. (^_^ )

Yes, I use dictionery when see new or strange english word and then I learn about it and never forget. Also I can see dictionery when online from free site of http://dictionery.com You can use it free from online.

Of course,I also have the habit of treating themselves don't know the words to put it down after the encounter when it know what it means, so as to be effectivee in the study..

I normally first try to figure it out by the sentence but If I am still confused then I will look it up.

I`ll prefer looking up them in the dictionary . But I don`t have a notebook along with me . So I just remember the word for a while .

Yes, I do look up words on the dictionary often. When I'm reading an e-book, and I encounter a word that I am unfamiliar with or I am not sure as to its meaning, I would look it up on my computer's dictionary. I think I'm that kind of person who is interested in words, like I play bookworm and vocabulary games in my computer, so whenever there's a dictionary available, I look it up. When there isn't, then I try to decipher the meaning through the usage, as you mentioned, but then whenever the word comes to mind again, and a dictionary is available, I look it up. Sometimes even, when I'm feeling extra geeky, I try to look up big words on my computer's dictionary just for fun. LOL, I am such a nerd sometimes!

I also do the same, I write unfamiliar words in my organizer and get their meanings from the dictionary. Usually I get strange or profound words from the lyrics of the songs that I like. If you want to encounter new words from songs ... try Mariah Carey's =)

ah..me too..i use tools to look up words.

hi tracy1985. Dictionary is a treasure of words. You can look the meanings, pronunciations and much more in a good dictionary. You are working hard as you are taking help of the dictionary for posting your responses here and also starting them on mylot. My English also not good, as it is not my first language. But I managed to learn it here on mylot. I tried, practiced and become to write my inner self in English. The participants on mylot told me that my English is not bad. They appreciated me and I am still practicing to post my thoughts here on mylot. I am also taking help of dictionary. Dictionary under my use is not in book format. I am using a software dictionary and it is proving very helpful for me.

same with me,i love looking for the word meanings and try to use it as often as i could to enhance further my vocabulary in English language....

I also like look up dictionay when I meet the words that I am not familiar.I think your method is very good.

i also have a same habit as you but the difference is that i don't usually write them down on my notebook