Click any word on any website for instant definitions and pronunciation. Save words as you go. Review them before you forget. Real reading, real progress.
Supporting Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish & English
Built differently on purpose
No drills, streaks, or gamification. Just a better way to learn through reading.
Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish & English. Focused depth over surface breadth.
Read actual stories, articles, and web pages. Not textbook sentences.
Translations and explanations appear instantly. You never break your reading flow.
One connected system that turns everyday reading into lasting vocabulary.
Read the real web with instant support.
Activate it on any article or site. Get help on new words and save vocabulary without leaving the page you're reading.
Build core reading skills with structured lessons.
Work through level-appropriate stories with embedded quizzes, grammar explanations, and interactive exercises.
Create custom practice tools in seconds.
Describe any exercise you want (tone drills, matching games, conjugation quizzes) and get a personalized interactive tool right away.
You can memorize hundreds of words and still freeze when you see them in a real paragraph. Traditional apps train you to match words to translations, not understand them in context. Imbue teaches through reading, so words click faster and come back when you need them.
Isolated memorization
Swipe through endless flashcards, guess the translation, and feel productive. Then see the same word in a real sentence and draw a blank.
Real context. Real understanding.
Learn words inside actual stories and articles. Understand meaning on contact, retain it longer, and actually recognize words when you encounter them in the wild.
Imbue shows you content just above your current ability so you learn new words naturally, without constant dictionary lookups.
Read the researchUse the Chrome extension to turn any website, article, or blog into real reading practice in one of our 6 supported languages.
Read the researchImbue automatically brings saved words back exactly when you're about to forget them, so they stick.
Read the researchEvery new word stays tied to the sentence where you first saw it, making it much easier to remember when you see it again.
Read the researchFree to start. No credit card. Install the Chrome extension and you'll be reading in your target language in under a minute.
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