Refresh or regenerate a lookup
Sometimes the first lookup doesn’t quite land — the OCR mis-read a letter, the dictionary picked the wrong sense of a polysemous word, or the AI took the sentence in an unexpected direction. You don’t have to delete the entry and start over; both the free and AI lookups can be re-run in place.
Re-run the free lookup — Standard lookup
Open the entry’s detail screen and tap Edit. In the row of icons above the translation/definition fields, tap the refresh icon (🔄). The tooltip reads “Standard lookup”.
This re-runs the free dictionary and on-device translation. Use it when:
- You corrected the OCR text (a typo or a missed letter) and want the lookup to reflect the fix.
- You changed the source or target language and want translations in the new pair.
- The first run failed because of a network blip.
Standard lookup is free and doesn’t consume credits.
Re-run the AI lookup — Advanced lookup
For richer or context-aware explanations, tap the sparkle icon (✨) in the same row. Tooltip: “Advanced lookup”. See Looking up a word — translation, definition, and AI for what Advanced lookup does.
If the AI’s first attempt picked the wrong meaning, add a hint and re-run:
- Tap the lightbulb-with-tips icon (
💡, tooltip “Advanced lookup hint”). - Type a short hint — “this is from a recipe”, “as a verb”, “in legal context” — in the field that appears.
- Tap the sparkle (
✨) again. The new run uses your hint.
Advanced lookup costs one AI credit per run on the free tier. The small battery bar under the sparkle shows what’s left.
Tips
- Edit the source text first if it’s wrong. Refreshing won’t fix bad input. Tap the pencil icon next to the source text, fix it, then re-run the lookup.
- Standard before Advanced. If you’re not sure which to use, try Standard first (it’s free). If it doesn’t help, escalate to Advanced.
- Re-running is non-destructive. The previous translation/definition is replaced, but your saved tags, wordbook membership, notes, and review progress are preserved.