MOBILE


Meaning of MOBILE in English

(~s)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

You use ~ to describe something large that can be moved easily from place to place.

...the four hundred seat ~ theatre.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

2.

If you are ~, you can move or travel easily from place to place, for example because you are not physically disabled or because you have your own transport.

I’m still very ~.

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

mobility

Two cars gave them the freedom and mobility to go their separate ways.

N-UNCOUNT

3.

In a ~ society, people move easily from one job, home, or social class to another.

We’re a very ~ society, and people move after they get divorced.

...young, ~ professionals.

ADJ

mobility

Prior to the nineteenth century, there were almost no channels of social mobility.

N-UNCOUNT

4.

A ~ is a decoration which you hang from a ceiling. It usually consists of several small objects which move as the air around them moves.

N-COUNT

5.

A ~ is the same as a ~ phone .

N-COUNT

6.

see also upwardly ~

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