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Old 05-21-2014, 11:15 AM   #81
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Originally Posted by JacquesTati View Post
Sometimes, tapping on the past participle of a verb, the look-up dictionary gives me the meaning of the noun only. That’s quite irksome! And a waste of time, as well.
Unfortunately, the resolution of inflected word forms is hard-coded in the dictionary and couldn't be changed by a hack.
You could only change this behavior by installing a different dictionary. Maybe one of the Collins dictionaries is better suited for your needs. However, they got mixed reviews.
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