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Google Dictionary (by Google)

by dictionary-extension-dev

v4.2.6 Updated Feb 9, 2026 50.5KiB
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★ 4.36
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Description

IMPORTANT: - The pop-up bubble will not work in tabs that were open prior to installation. After installing this extension, either reload your open tabs or restart Chrome. - Note that all extensions are disabled on Chrome Web Store pages (including this one). Do not test the extension on this page; it will not work! - If the extension is not working for you, please make sure it's up to date. Visit chrome://extensions/, click the "Update extensions now" button, then restart Chrome. ---------- With this extension, you can: 1) Double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble. 2) View the complete definition of any word or phrase using the toolbar dictionary. 3) Store a history of words you've looked up, so you can practice them later. Foreign words are automatically translated to your language of choice. Supported dictionaries: - Arabic - Brazilian Portuguese - Chinese (Simplified) - Chinese (Traditional) - Czech - Dutch - English (UK) - English (US) - French - German - Hindi - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Russian - Slovak - Spanish - Turkish If you opt in (via the options page), this extension will store a history of all your looked-up words and their definitions. You can download this history as a CSV file at any time. In addition, you can allow other Chrome extensions to access this history. For example, a third-party extension could produce flashcards to help you practice words you've looked up before. By installing this extension, you agree to the Terms of Service: https://www.google.com/policies/terms Having problems with this extension? If the suggestions above didn't work, please fill out a problem report: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/support/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja
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Reviews (200 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-24
Autumn B

*Was*a great, simple extension you could use either by highlighting a word and clicking the extension, or clicking the extension and typing a word into the search box. It returned both the definition of the queried word and provided a list of synonyms--which, you could click on within the same window to see their definitions. Now, it's NOTHING. Every word you select or search returns a,"no definition found," message. What a shame. Hope they actually fix it and aren't just trying to force us into using Gemini--but, if they don't do it soon, I'll never know because I'll have moved onto another extension.

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-24
Toni Siik

Not working anymore properly! "No definition found." If you spam button, you may get the result randomly!! Please fix it. Thank You.

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-24
Brandon Teller

couldn't define complex, installed, page, ratchet, Russian and too many more. I was just playing with it and was amazed at how many common words it couldn't find.

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-23
Jay Mendoza

is this still working? everything is now "no definitions found". is this another way of Google trying to push gemini? i just want a simple definition, not a hallucinating definition.

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-23
Java Huan

Not working anymore, just say it "No definition found." and if you click few more time, you may get the result randomly!! Please fix it. Thank You.

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-23
k p

It is not working properly. For most words, nothing appears at all. Only for a few words does it show the definition. Please fix this issue as soon as possible. Thank you.

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-23
Ramtin Ra

someone, fix this. it stopped working, like my ex when she stopped responding to my texts

★☆☆☆☆2025-09-25
Hà Lê

Shoddy!

★☆☆☆☆2025-09-02
Muhammad Adil

Not working for pdf and also many words are not available

★☆☆☆☆2025-08-10
Mm mmm

Doesn't work like the picture...pop up doesn't work. It just is a little dictionary icon you have to click on, use their search bar, and DRAGGING the word so you don't have to copy it doesn't even work...might as well use google then. Search bar is faster.

★☆☆☆☆2025-04-13
Blackman Sam

Such a lousy and trashy extension. It wasted my time.

★☆☆☆☆2025-02-05
Micah liu

it annoys me, it always shows "No definition found." so I launched my extension :"OMG Dictionary and Word Collector"

★☆☆☆☆2024-10-04
Xavior Morris

its so trash

★☆☆☆☆2024-08-12
anon ymous (sdfhjk9285y298y4rth)

The plugin is meant to show definitions when you highlight or double click a word. When I double clicked to highlight a word, no definitions popped up. Because this is the entirety of the plugins' function and it does not work, I have uninstalled it. Please fix it so it shows definitions when you highlight words and I will reinstall because I need a plugin like this. Also ignore the idiots saying to update to Manifest V3. V3 is garbage and should be thrown into the trash bin. Please keep this plugin on V2. Stop trying to break ad blockers. People can refuse to run whatever code you try to run on their computers. Scam ads and malvertising codes is one of them.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-30
Dattatreya Sathi

Double click action Not working

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-13
Ahmed Ahzaam Mohamed

This extension has always ben one of my favorites, but for the past several months, it just stays stuck on "Searching..." forever. Not sure why. I just tried reinstalling it but nothing. Will update review once it gets fixed.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-09
David Espinosa

This extension has always ben one of my favorites, but for the past several months, it just stays stuck on "Searching..." forever. Not sure why. I just tried reinstalling it but nothing. Will update review once it gets fixed.

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-25
Xerxes the First

suddenly the theme turned into dark and now you can't see anything.

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-22
Sultan Chaudhry

Doesn't work. Popup show ups & indefinitely 'Searching'.

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-22
John Allen

sometimes it search and finds the definition. most often it doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2024-04-26
Travis Kelsey

Does not work at all. I've tried disabling all of my other extensions, reloading webpages, trying on different websites, restarting chrome. Nothing works. It gets stuck on "Searching..." and never resolves. And the link above to report issues is broken.

★☆☆☆☆2024-03-14
Galodude

This extension is broken, can no longer look up words with a double click like I used to

★☆☆☆☆2024-01-20
Arushan

Absolutely useless. Does not work with pdfs

★☆☆☆☆2024-01-11
Faheem Ahmad

no updates since last 3 years

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-28
M U Sunny

bad

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-26
Rishabh Gautam

It is stuck on searching and not working neither double click nor searching in the extension itselg

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-18
Shoaib Ahmed

this thing stuck on searching... my chrome is up to date internet connection is right i installed this extension fresh but...

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-18
awa labs

two issues I encounter: 1, pop-up not work always, sometime works and sometimes not; 2, the pronunciation of a term works sometimes, not always, try to find a way to resolve but fail... pls provide a robust solid extension, thx.

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-11
Ozan Demirezen

BUG REPORT: Subject: Bug Report - Google Dictionary Extension Stuck on "Searching..." Dear Google Dictionary Support Team, I am writing to report a recurring issue I've encountered with the Google Dictionary Chrome extension. The extension is an invaluable tool for my daily browsing, and I've come to rely on its functionality. Unfortunately, I've recently run into a problem that is affecting its performance. Issue Description: When I select a word or phrase to look up, the extension's pop-up box appears but remains stuck on the "searching..." status and does not provide any definitions or related information. This issue persists across various websites, including Wikipedia. Troubleshooting Steps Taken: I have confirmed that my internet connection is stable and functioning. I have updated Chrome to the latest version. I have removed and reinstalled the latest version of the Google Dictionary extension. I have checked the extension on multiple websites to ensure it's not an isolated issue. I have looked into the Chrome Developer Tools Console and Network tabs for clues. Developer Console Findings: The Developer Console has flagged a couple of errors which seem to be related to Content Security Policy (CSP) violations. Here are the error messages for your reference: Refused to execute inline script because it violates the following Content Security Policy directive... Refused to load the script 'https://apis.google.com/js/googleapis.proxy.js?onload=startup' because it violates the following Content Security Policy directive... It appears that the extension is attempting to execute inline scripts or load external resources that are not allowed by the CSP of the page. Request for Assistance: I understand that resolving such issues can be complex, especially when it comes to maintaining security standards. However, I hope that by providing this information, I can assist you in identifying and resolving the problem more quickly. Many users like myself would greatly appreciate a timely fix for this issue. Thank you for your dedication to creating helpful tools and for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response and a resolution to the issue. Best regards,

★☆☆☆☆2023-09-16
Michal Hlava

The extension wasn't working for over a year but now it's back to normal, love this. edit: never mind, it's not working anymore...

★☆☆☆☆2023-09-12
Ameena

it doesn't work for me. it's stuck on "searching" like others have said.

★☆☆☆☆2023-08-12
Ryan West

This extension is completely useless so don't even waste your time. Such an embarrassingly trash extension coming from a company you would expect decent performance from. 0/5 Stars

★☆☆☆☆2023-06-28
Mohit

i really needed this extension like on chrome android i can select the text and a pop up will appear below with definition, it was really cool but this extension is not like that. it do not give the definition in popup instead it says to google it.

★☆☆☆☆2023-06-19
Krishnendu Laha

Chrome is now such a dumb outdated browser. Needs an extension for every basic thing you would expect a modern browser to have. So dumb. It's like using a browser from the 90s

★☆☆☆☆2023-05-15
Dicky Isra

it stops to work, stuck on searching

★☆☆☆☆2023-05-11
Mario

Stuck on "Searching..." Exhausted all possible solutions on resolving this with no avail.

★☆☆☆☆2023-04-26
Kevin

its just me but this extension searches for the word and takes a long as time so 1 star for me

★☆☆☆☆2023-03-07
Bob LaGasse

It stopped working a couple weeks ago, Ive reinstalled cleared cache, everything still doesnt work.

★☆☆☆☆2023-02-04
selena

it worked for a little awhile ago but now it doesnt at all, </3 :(

★☆☆☆☆2022-10-16
Luka B

Was working fine up until a few days ago, now just says searching. 1 star. Fix it.

★☆☆☆☆2022-10-12
Tom Husband

Doesn't work at all for me on my Pixelbook Go. I tried various options and none opened a definition. I uninstalled it.

★☆☆☆☆2022-10-08
Tania Kalsi

Won't load any words I search up :(

★☆☆☆☆2022-08-09
Apekiller

it no longer works, it remains stuck on "searching" I have tried disabling/re-enabling the extension and uninstalling/reinstalling it to no effect.

★☆☆☆☆2022-08-06
Inshirah Sheherin

it works fine but, when i go to see my words, first of all it opens in exel and it looks so messy, its stupendously hard to understand. And all the words have en or enen in front of it. its sp hard to understand what the actual word is , please make the viewing of our words more efficient.

★☆☆☆☆2022-07-18
Harkirpa Singh

No longer works

★☆☆☆☆2022-07-03
santanu das

not working

★☆☆☆☆2022-04-21
Exciting

After adding the extension to my browser(Chrome), it hasn't provided me a single definition for a word I double click. I don't know the problem but the extension does not work.

★☆☆☆☆2022-03-31
Илья Теньков

tried to use it for translating german words to russian, in "pop-up" and by extension "define" button translation is wrong, if click "more" on pop-up translation on google-translate is correct.

★☆☆☆☆2022-02-26
V Mahan

Just totally broken. Words are never defined anymore, the pop up is inconsistent. I am think of leaving Chrome altogether.

★☆☆☆☆2021-12-29
Sayan Das

not working

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Permissions

storage Can store data locally in your browser

Details

Version 4.2.6
Updated Feb 9, 2026
Size 50.5KiB
First Seen Mar 22, 2026