Make an English Dictionary Entry Useful in Your Sentence

Provide a word and the sentence where you found it. AI can explain the relevant senses and keep dictionary content separate from its own examples.

What to Ask Leina to Do with Merriam-Webster Collegiate

Copy a prompt, add your details, and send it to Leina in your connected team chat.

Look up a term and use the matching entries to explain senses relevant to your sentence.

Look up [English word] in Merriam-Webster Collegiate. Explain the matching senses for this sentence [sentence], label any examples you create, and report spelling suggestions separately if no entry matches.

Get Started with Merriam-Webster Collegiate

  1. Connect Your Account

    Connect with a Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary API key.

  2. Try a Task

    Tell Leina what you need in your team chat. Include the source, destination, and expected result.

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  3. Check the Result

    Review the result and any changes in the connected app.

Supported Merriam-Webster Collegiate Capabilities

Merriam-Webster Collegiate lookup returns matching entries or spelling suggestions. The entry provides a reference for explaining English word meaning in a supplied context.

Read Entries and Suggestions

Look up a term and retrieve matching dictionary entries or spelling suggestions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can AI choose the sense that fits my sentence?

Yes. Supply the sentence with the word and ask it to explain the choice using the dictionary entry.

What happens if the spelling does not match an entry?

The lookup may return spelling suggestions. Ask for those separately and choose a term before looking it up again.

Are all explanation examples from the dictionary?

Ask the assistant to distinguish examples in the entry from examples it writes for your context.

Your AI employee for Merriam-Webster Collegiate

Tell Leina what you need in your team chat. Include the source, destination, and expected result.