Do you refer dictionary when coming across new word or just proceed further?

It depends on whether or not I have a dictionary at hand. My cellphone has a dictionary software. I use it when I don't have with me a dictionary.

Yes. When ever i come across any new word, immediately i refer to the dictionery and in this way i learnt many new words.

If I cannot figure it out by reading the text then I will look it up in the dictionary...

I do refer to dictionary not just while reading but every time I need to. I feel like there's no other time to learn a word but right that very moment you encountered it. I feel like it should only happen once and the next time you encounter it, you should already be able to recognize it or you'll regret not learning it the first time. I have had that habit way long time ago. Even when I am surfing the internet, I would always open another window to search for new words I encounter online. It's part of learning for me and it is even more exciting to learn through reading or through surfing than when I was in school and was forced to memorize tons of vocabulary words. :(

Hi, Buchi. It really gets frustrating when you are in the middle of a very exciting scene of the novel you're reading when an unfamiliar word suddenly stops you and gets you wondering. I use the dictionary a lot, although sometimes the meaning of the strange word gets revealed in the sentence it's in. We've learned it in our English classes, and they're called "context clues". The sentence itself gives a clue as to what the word really means. But it's not all the time that we see context clues; that's when I refer to the dictionary. And it's not the definition only that I'm after--I also want to make sure of the its pronunciation. My thick dictionary has already been pretty much worn-out today. I bought a new one, but it's only a pocket dictionary. =D

normally, i would proceed further! however, if i got an online translator in handy, i would go for the online translation! hahah... most of the time i could guess the meaning of the word due to the structure of the sentences or the paragraph! it depends!

I always consult the dictionary when I come across new words. Sometimes its not possible like I may not be near a dictionary when I am reading a particular thing and by the time I can lay my hands on one, I’ve already forgotten the word. The newspapers, esp the editorial and articles pages are a veritable treasure-house of new words and how best to use them. I always keep the dictionary handy when reading these pages, though I must admit that sometimes it just takes away the job of reading a very good piece. Another good place to learn new words is mylot of course and for that, the online dictionary, dictionary.com is almost always open in the background.

Hi Buchi, it mostly depends on what words I come across. In case I can guess the meaning of the words from the sentences I will keep on proceeding further the reading. It's quite boring if referring to all the new words while reading I will refer the dictionary and find out the meaning of the new words if they are happened to occur quite often during the reading. Moreover I will tend to forget the new words that rarely appear in the passage even though I have taken the trouble to look up in the dictionary for them. It's rather disturbing to jot down the meaning of all the new words as well. This will definitely affect the continual flow of reading. And I won't be able to enjoy reading eventually Happy posting

Hi Buchi_bulla, That depends on how important I need to know that word to understand the context. Usually if I am reading a "real" book, I will just skip the word or if the word interests me enough, I would try remember to check it later. If I am online reading something on my computer, it is easier to grab the definition of that word. But even then, sometimes I would just skip it for convenience or for simple reason of laziness hehe.

In my view referring to dictionary might be the good thing for the people who want develop their vocabulary consistently but I find dictionary as a distraction while reading because every now then I need to hold the book and check the word. I do not like these sort of pauses. Instead of referring I love to make the meaning itself and then try to find after reading the whole thing.

If necessary, I will check with a dictionary, but usually, the meaning of the word is obvious from the context in which it is used.

no, i don't always do that, sometimes i don't have the time to, but my daughter does it A LOT. :)

I absolutely stop and look up the meaning. In this manner I have increased my vocabulary. Plus the dictionary is my all-time favorite book.

yES ITS A GOOD HABIT TO improve english. I mostly used to see dictionary when i am unable to understand the meaning of that sentenmce.

If I come across a word that I don't recognize or understand while I'm reading, the first thing I do is complete the paragraph. Then I re-read the paragraph that the word is in. Often, reading the word in context will tell you the meaning without having to look it up. If I still don't know what the word means, I look it up. Generally, if I couldn't determine the meaning of the word by re-reading the paragraph it's in, the word was misused in the text I'm reading.

even if i understand it by context, i would still look for the meaning of it and even find the exact translation in our language. i just cant move on reading without knowing it and that would even destruct me should i continue reading coz il be thinking of its definition for sure which will make me unfocus on what im reading. happy new year buchi_bulla

I do not often look up it in dictionary at once. I would like to continue to read, when i have a rest for this time I can find the answer. Sometimes I find it is key word I can find the answer immediately. I just wanna interrupt my reading process.

yeah, sometimes, actually i ask my husband about the meaning, if he don't know that, then i prefer to dictionary, he is well educated in english, i am not that much, so first i prefer my husband and then dictionary.. thankyou, have a nice day.

Same here when I am reading and encountered some new words I would prefer to look it up in the dictionary or if I am busy & cannot look it up right away then I will just write it down then do it later. Atleast by doing so I learned a lot from it. Adding something new to my stored vocabularies I have.

If I'm too engrossed in my reading I might not bother getting up and look out for the dictionary rather just continue reading but sometimes I do refer to the dictionary to help me out. Actually I developed this habit of moving ahead with the story since I started reading novels otherwise as a child I was always eager to find out the meanings of the new words I come across. It seems like you tend to pick up bad habits as you grow up!!