mobile
adjective (mobile); noun (a mobile, mobiles)
Everyday
- Mobile means able to move or be moved easily from place to place. tree →
- A mobile (or mobile phone) is a phone you carry with you; in the USA it is usually called a cell phone. tree →
- A mobile is also a hanging decoration with parts that move in the air, often above a baby's cot. tree →
- Mobile is also the name of a city in Alabama, USA. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life and safety pupils learn rules for mobile phones: not in class, not while crossing the road, keep personal information private and tell an adult about upsetting messages. In science «mobile» describes things and animals that can move. Phrases: «mobile phone», «mobile home», «mobile library», «mobile number», «be mobile again».
Examples
- Turn off your mobile in the cinema. tree →
- Do not look at your mobile when crossing the road. tree →
- The mobile library visits our village every Tuesday. tree →
- We made a mobile of planets to hang in the classroom. tree →
- Grandad is mobile again after his knee operation. tree →
- Can I have your mobile number? tree →
- They live in a mobile home near the beach. tree →
- The baby watched the mobile spinning above her cot. tree →
Note
British/Irish/Australian/NZ: «mobile» or «mobile phone»; American: «cell phone» or «cell». Pronunciation: UK MOH-bile, US MOH-bul. Noun «mobility»; opposite adjective «immobile».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «mobile» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «mobile» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mobile/