How to increase your vocabulary?

Question

What's the best way to increase and improve your vocabulary? To memorise 5 words from the dictionary per day? Or would I just forget it all again? lol. Has any would tried anything like this? Tips/advice?

Answer 1

Read more books & yes, the dictionary idea is good too.

Answer 2

The best way to increase your vocabulary is to read, read, and read some more. Reading exposes you to many words.  Always have a dictionary and a thesaurus handy when you are reading.  That way, if you don't know the meaning of a word, you can quickly look it up.  Reading books, magazines, and the newspaper (as opposed to reading the dictionary) allows you to see words in sentences and those sentences in the context of the written work.  Once you have stumbled across a new word, try to use it in conversations or in written assignments.  Once you have used a word several times, it becomes part of both your oral and your written vocabulary.

Answer 3

Learn 30 words/hour and revise daily

Learn 300 words/day and revise weekly

Learn 3000 words/at a time and revise monthly

Answer 4

The best way to increase your English words is marry a native English speaker. Kidding... yes ,read books and try to learn new words everyday

Answer 5

Reading as much as you can is certainly a key first step.  Also, try upgrading the quality of what you're reading.  For example, try reading the New York Times or other newspapers & publications that are geared more toward a better-educated audience than, say, pulpy romance novels.  You can also sign up for a free "word of the day" to be sent to you by email at http://dictionary.reference.com/wordofth...

Answer 6

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