mobile (A1)
adjective
Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊbəl/
Definition
Able to be moved or carried easily.
Examples
This is a mobile clinic that visits remote villages.
The company offers mobile banking services.
She prefers a mobile home to a rented apartment.
Regional English
- BrE mobile phone (United Kingdom) context: phone equivalent: cell phone Mobile phone is the usual British term for a cell phone.
- BrE mobile (United Kingdom) context: phone equivalent: cell phone Mobile is a common British short form for mobile phone.
- AmE cell phone (United States) context: phone equivalent: mobile phone Cell phone is the usual American term for a mobile phone.
- AmE cellphone (United States) context: phone equivalent: cell phone Cellphone is a common one-word American spelling of cell phone.
How to Use mobile
- mobile home (collocation)
- A house that can be moved from one place to another. — "They bought a mobile home near the lake."
- mobile clinic (collocation)
- A vehicle equipped as a medical clinic that travels to different locations. — "A mobile clinic offered free health checks."
- mobile banking (collocation)
- Using a mobile phone to access banking services. — "Mobile banking makes it easy to check your balance."
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