mobile
part of speech
adjective (mobile); noun (a mobile, mobiles)
meaning for a pupil
1) Mobile means able to move or be moved easily from place to place. tree →
2) A mobile (or mobile phone) is a phone you carry with you; in the USA it is usually called a cell phone. tree →
3) A mobile is also a hanging decoration with parts that move in the air, often above a baby's cot. tree →
4) Mobile is also the name of a city in Alabama, USA. tree →
sense 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».
In the corpora
- Mobile phones can usually call the emergency number even when they are locked.
- Most mobile phones can call the emergency number even when they are locked.
- A mobile home or a car is not safe in a tornado; you go to a strong building or storm shelter nearby.
- Follow your school's rule about mobile phones, usually keeping the phone switched off in your bag or handing it in.
- In Texas, Josiah's family lives in a trailer (a mobile home).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mobile» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.