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Hi, My name is Chandrashekhar and I teach English at a govt. school in Kanker Chattisgarh. Today, I’m writing about how to make your dictionary your best friend for learning English and stop relying on Google translate! One of the most important goals every student should have is to become an autonomous, self-sufficient learner, who can continue learning and improving for their whole life . As a result, my aim as a teacher is to help my students to learn independently, taking advantage of the many wonderful resources available. A fantastic example of these resources is the humble dictionary. So how can a dictionary help you to develop good learning habits for your future? 1. Free yourself from bad translations! Google’s technology has come a long way, but its translator (like all translators) is still not able to read your mind. One word can have many meanings, and can even be different parts of speech (e.g. noun, adjective, verb etc.) depending on the context. If I type in ‘bear’ fr