その単語、辞書で調べさせて下さいって英語でなんて言うの？

*Could I please check the meaning in the dictionary. This means that you would like to be excused for a few minutes because you would like to check the meaning of the word. *Let me look up the meaning. To look up something means to search for and find a piece of information in a book or computer. For example: If you don't know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.

I'd like to check the meaning of this word' shows that you an independent and keen learner. Maybe, the teacher's explanation was not clear enough. It could also mean that you want to be double sure about the meaning, and so are keen on looking up the dictionary to gain better understanding. 'Could I use the dictionary please' is a very polite way of stating you would like to use a dictionary to cross-check the meaning of a word.

This is a perfectly normal situation in a class and it would come as no surprise to the teacher that a student may wish to look up the meaning of a word or phrase. It is not necessary to mention a 'dictionary.' How you do your checking is up to you - so just saying a sentence such as: "One second please, I'm just checking something," would be quite adequate.

▪Can I check the dictionary for that word? This is asking the teacher to look up the "word" because you do not understand the meaning. ▪I think I need the dictionary for that word, do you mind if I look it up? This is telling the teacher that it is difficult to understand the word and you need to look it up in the dictionary. "do you mind" is asking if the teacher will have a problem if you look it up.

If you are unsure of what a word means then you might want to look it up in a dictionary you can simply say 'Let me look up the meaning' you could also ask your tutor 'Do you mind if I look up the meaning?' or 'May I look up the meaning?' these are both more polite ways of asking if your tutor would mind you checking