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patrickt · 05-14-2017, 01:09 PM

Is it possible to download the Oxford Dictionary to the Kindle device so I can access it when I'm not on-line. And, yes, I know I could have gotten 3G but I didn't and probably won't.

montalex · 05-14-2017, 04:03 PM

Kindle comes with the Oxford dictionary installed. It will always work offline.

gmercator · 05-14-2017, 10:05 PM

If your Kindle doesn't already have the dictionary you need, you may be able to download it again or find a different one by going to Amazon.com...

Sign in to your account, go to "Manage Your Content and Devices", highlight the "Your Content" tab, then use the dropdown in the upper left and change it to "Dictionaries & User Guides" ... scroll down and the whole list of dictionaries will be there...

Make sure your device is registered with Amazon... check the box to the far left of the dictionary you want, then hit the box just to the right... it will offer "Deliver To" and you can specify which registered device is to receive the item.

These work on my Kindles just fine... and they are normally offline in Airplane Mode

Hope this helps!

patrickt · 05-15-2017, 07:37 AM

Thank you. I don't know what the problem was. I was at Sam's Club, went to check a word, and was told I didn't have internet access, which I knew. But, now, if I go to airplane mode the dictionary works fine. Next Sunday, I'll try again at Sam's and see what happens.

dordale · 05-17-2017, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Thank you. I don't know what the problem was. I was at Sam's Club, went to check a word, and was told I didn't have internet access, which I knew. But, now, if I go to airplane mode the dictionary works fine. Next Sunday, I'll try again at Sam's and see what happens.

If you try to look up a word that isn't in the dictionary, your Kindle will automatically try to look it up on Wikipedia--which does require wi-fi access. Maybe this is what happened.

patrickt · 05-17-2017, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dordale

If you try to look up a word that isn't in the dictionary, your Kindle will automatically try to look it up on Wikipedia--which does require wi-fi access. Maybe this is what happened.

Thank you. I read a lot of novels written by British authors using local slang. Perhaps that is what happened.

05-14-2017, 01:09 PM	#1
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Download Dictionary Is it possible to download the Oxford Dictionary to the Kindle device so I can access it when I'm not on-line. And, yes, I know I could have gotten 3G but I didn't and probably won't.

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05-14-2017, 04:03 PM	#2
montalex Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 1283268 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: KindleDX,Kindle 4, Kindle Keyboard 3G	Kindle comes with the Oxford dictionary installed. It will always work offline.

05-14-2017, 10:05 PM	#3
gmercator Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 49684 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SoCal, USA Device: PW2, PW3, Fire 7, Fire HD8	If your Kindle doesn't already have the dictionary you need, you may be able to download it again or find a different one by going to Amazon.com... Sign in to your account, go to "Manage Your Content and Devices", highlight the "Your Content" tab, then use the dropdown in the upper left and change it to "Dictionaries & User Guides" ... scroll down and the whole list of dictionaries will be there... Make sure your device is registered with Amazon... check the box to the far left of the dictionary you want, then hit the box just to the right... it will offer "Deliver To" and you can specify which registered device is to receive the item. These work on my Kindles just fine... and they are normally offline in Airplane Mode Hope this helps!

05-15-2017, 07:37 AM	#4
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Thank you. I don't know what the problem was. I was at Sam's Club, went to check a word, and was told I didn't have internet access, which I knew. But, now, if I go to airplane mode the dictionary works fine. Next Sunday, I'll try again at Sam's and see what happens.