mobile

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'mobile': /ˈməʊbaɪl/; 'Mobile': /ˈməʊbiːl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmoʊbəl, -bil/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'mobile': (mōbəl, -bēl or, esp. Brit., -bīl for 1-8, 10, 11; bēl or, Brit., -bīl for 9); 'Mobile': (mō bēl, mōbēl)


Collocations for "mobile"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mobile" in context.

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mobile

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a mobile [unit, service, library, classroom]
  2. mobile [systems, programs, devices, communications]
  3. [make, sell, build, buy, live in] a mobile home
  4. [locate, check in on, tap] a mobile device
  5. still mobile at (the age of) [eighty, ninety]
  6. is no longer (very) mobile
  7. [fully, completely, half, barely] mobile
  8. an upwardly mobile [person, man, woman, professional, society]
  9. [use, sell, buy, charge] a mobile phone
  10. the mobile phone [sector, industry]
  11. mobile phone [sales, apps, brands, companies, services, tariffs, chargers]
  12. UK: your mobile phone number
  13. US: your cell (phone) number
  14. mobile [videos, ringtones, messages]
n
  1. UK: just [bought, got] a new mobile
  2. UK: a mobile with [8GB] of storage
  3. UK: this mobile has a [five] -inch screen
  4. UK: my mobile has [died, gone flat, run out of battery]
  5. UK: need to charge my mobile
  6. UK, informal: that's a [cool, sick, top] mobile (you've got)
  7. UK: turn off your mobile [in class, in a meeting, during an interview]
  8. UK: left my mobile in the [hall, office, car]
  9. UK: left my mobile at [home, work, school]
  10. UK: [call, phone] me on my mobile
  11. UK: I'll [call] you on your mobile
  12. UK: [download, store] music on your mobile
'mobile' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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