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Cambridge Dictionary Scraper

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Search words in the Cambridge Dictionary with this actor. Get definitions, examples, phonetics and CEFR levels.

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from $1.00 / 1,000 search-words

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Jose Fernando Álvarez Romero

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Cambridge Dictionary Actor

An Apify actor that searches for words in the Cambridge Dictionary and retrieves definitions, phonetics, examples, and audio pronunciations.

Features

Word Lookup: Search any English word in Cambridge Dictionary
Phonetic Information: Returns UK and US phonetic transcriptions
Audio Pronunciations: Provides audio URLs for both UK and US pronunciations
Definitions: Extracts definitions grouped by part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.)
Examples: Includes usage examples for each definition
Level Information: Shows CEFR level (A1-C2) when available

Input

Field	Type	Description
`word`	string	The word to look up in Cambridge Dictionary

Example:

{
  "word": "hello"
}

Output

The actor outputs a JSON object with the following structure:

{
  "word": "hello",
  "phonetic": "heˈləʊ",
  "phoneticUk": "heˈləʊ",
  "phoneticUs": "həˈloʊ",
  "audioUk": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/...",
  "audioUs": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/...",
  "definitions": [
    {
      "partOfSpeech": "exclamation",
      "definitions": [
        {
          "definition": "used when meeting or greeting someone:",
          "examples": ["Hello, Paul. I haven't seen you for ages."],
          "level": "A1"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Running on Apify

Run the actor in Apify Console with your input:

{
  "word": "your-word-here"
}

Dependencies

Apify SDK - Actor development framework
Cheerio - Scraping tool

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