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WordLookup 0.2.0beta

323.3 KB / 50K+ Downloads / Rating 3.8 - 1,672 reviews


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WordLookup, developed and published by Yu Chen Hou, has released its latest version, 0.2.0beta, on 2013-05-02. This app falls under the Tools category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 50000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 3.8, based on 1.672 reviews.

WordLookup APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 2.1+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.icechen1.wordlookup

Updated: 12 years ago

Developer Name: Yu Chen Hou

Category: Tools

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing WordLookup on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

3.8
Total 1,672 reviews

Reviews

3 ★, on 2013-08-10
As per previous reviews, can you make it skip the share step and put offline dictionary on the sd card...otherwise there's not much difference with just sharing a highlighted word with Google translate. Also I tried to look up some Chinese words but it didn't work. How can I fix this? Your long term goal should be to make this like Lingoes for Android.

4 ★, on 2014-01-15
For some reason after finding a definition the pop up screen flickers then stabilizes. Any fix for this? Also a feature where maybe you double tap the definition to make it disappear so you can keep the display time extended but quickly dismiss the definition if wanted/needed would be awesome.

5 ★, on 2012-07-17
I've been looking for an app that does this exact job for months! THANK YOU! It works really well, too. My only complaint is the part related with the definition fading out on its own. Would it be possible to change that so it's removed with a small x box/back button or something? If not, don't worry about it. ;) Thanks for the EXTREMELY useful application, guys. Your work is marvellous. ^__^

4 ★, on 2013-11-29
It is definitely better than all those floating dictionaries. I mean..Why they are made at all? What 's their use case? This one solves the purpose of getting a meaning while reading something not worrying about change of app. But the problem is it works only in browsers not in other reading apps and it's a bit slow too, not the app but fetching the meaning.

3 ★, on 2014-04-18
The app is definitely has a very good idea behind it. But it should be better implemented on definitions. I. E. If I select "habits" the definition shouldn't be only "the plural of habit", but the definition of the singular name too! Hope this gets fixed so I can rate the app properly!

3 ★, on 2015-07-19
On my iPhone I could type a word, select it, then look it up in the dictionary or have it spoken. This app only allows you to do that for already written text. If this one improvement could be implemented, I would gladly rate this app five stars. Other wise it suffices.

Previous Versions

WordLookup 0.2.0beta
2013-05-02 / 323.3 KB / Android 2.1+

About this app

Permissions info: It requires Internet to fetch definitions via the Wordnik API. There's no ads whatsoever.

WordLookup allows you to view word definitions easily as you browse the web, and when using apps. It's like the popular Google Chrome extension Google Dictionary, but for Android! If you have found this useful, please do rate, share & comment!

Simply hold&select the word you wish to look up, share it with WordLookup and a small notification popup will show a few definitions for the word! It's that simple! No need to open another dictionary app! The little popup does not block you from browsing the web, as it is unobstructive and fades away after a short while.

As featured on CNET:
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57618586-285/add-a-pop-up-dictionary-to-android/

WordLookup is also open source:
https://github.com/icechen1/WordLookup

Here's how to use it:
1- Hold and select the word you'd like to get the definitions.
2- Select the Share button in the menu/Action Bar.
3- Share text to WordLookup.
4- The definitions should show up in a bit as a popup(Toast) notification.

Supported Apps:
-ICS Android Browser
-Google Chrome
-ICS Gmail and Email app
-Google Reader
-Pulse
-Many,many others. More will be added in this list.

Right now, this app is only tested on Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich, as many apps on earlier versions of Android do not support sharing text, your mileage may vary, though. It uses the Wordnik API to get definitions, so a Data/WIFI network connection is required.

The options allows you to customize the notifications, such as the number of definitions shown and display time. Features like using other dictionary sources (offline dictionaries) are coming soon!

New features

0.2.0 - Text to speech now functional. Also some bug fix and optimization, so app should run faster now.
0.1.5 - Added a loading screen popup + optimizations.
0.1.2 - bugfix release for some crashes
0.1.1 - Improved the look of the popup, the filtering algorithm, and bugfixes.
0.1 - Initial release

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.