headset

«headset» in Mova's school dictionary: A pair of headphones, usually with a small microphone… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a headset, headsets)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pair of headphones, usually with a small microphone attached, so you can listen and speak. tree →

2) A device worn on the head for virtual reality (a VR headset). tree →

sense in the lessons

In computing lessons and online life it is used for video calls, online games, listening tests and recording voices. Pilots, call-centre workers and coaches use headsets too. Safety: keep the volume low to protect your hearing, and take breaks from VR headsets.

examples

• Put on your headset for the listening test. tree →
• He talks to his friends through his gaming headset. tree →
• The pilot spoke to the tower through her headset. tree →
• The VR headset made me feel I was under the sea. tree →
• Turn the headset volume down to protect your ears. tree →
• The football coach wears a headset during the game. tree →

note

Countable: a headset, headsets. «Headphones» only let you listen; a «headset» usually also has a microphone. Loud sound through a headset for a long time can damage hearing.

In the corpora

• A word that sounds cool in a headset sounds very different over roast potatoes.
• Elsie wants a £200 gaming headset.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «headset» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.