Quick Tip: How to look up a word in the dictionary on your iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch

How to iPhone, iPad (Mini), iPod TouchYour iOS device comes preloaded with an easily accessible dictionary. Whether you need to define a word you are reading in an email, an eBook, or anything else on your iDevice, all you need to do is simply select the word by tapping and holding. Then tap “Define.” This will pull up the dictionary definition of the word you just selected. If you are writing an email or composing another document on your iOS device, you can select the word you want to define by double tapping on it. Then, tap the right arrow of the Cut, Copy, Paste buttons that appear when you have selected the word. Then tap “Define.”