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Word mobile
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈməʊbaɪl / NAmE / ˈmoʊbl /
Example
  • mobile equipment
  • a mobile shop/library (= one inside a vehicle)
  • a kitchen especially designed for the elderly or people who are less mobile
  • you really need to be mobile (= have a car) if you live in the country.
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mobile

(adjective)BrE / ˈməʊbaɪl / NAmE / ˈmoʊbl /
  1. that is not fixed in one place and can be moved easily and quickly
    • compare stationary
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stationary
    • mobile equipment
    • a mobile shop/library (= one inside a vehicle)
  2. able to move or travel around easily
    • opposite immobile
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/immobile
    • a kitchen especially designed for the elderly or people who are less mobile
    • You really need to be mobile (= have a car) if you live in the country.
  3. able to change your social class, your job or the place where you live easily
    • see also upwardly mobile
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/upwardly-mobile
    • a highly mobile workforce (= people who can move easily from place to place)
  4. changing shape or expression easily and often
    • His mobile features registered amusement.

    Extra Examples

    • She remained fairly mobile despite her disabilities.
    • The barbecue is fully mobile.
    • a geographically mobile population
    • downwardly mobile members of society
    • internationally mobile investment
    • The kitchen is specially designed for the elderly or people who are less mobile.
    • You really need to be mobile if you live in the country.

    Word Origin

    • late 15th cent.: via French from Latin mobilis, from movere ‘to move’. The noun dates from the 1940s.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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