mobile
adjective
, -ˌbī-əl
also -ˌbēl
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Definition of mobile
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mobile
noun
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Definition of mobile (Entry 2 of 4)
-mobile
noun combining formDefinition of -mobile (Entry 3 of 4)
Mobile
geographical name
, ˈmō-ˌbēl\
Definition of Mobile (Entry 4 of 4)
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Other Words from mobile
Adjective
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noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for mobile
Synonyms: Adjective
movable (or moveable), portable
Antonyms: Adjective
immobile, immovable, irremovable, nonmobile, unmovable
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Examples of mobile in a Sentence
Adjective
Their armies are now fully mobile. a mobile kitchen that helps bring food to homeless peopleNoun
They hung a mobile over the baby's bed. Even if I'm out of the office you can reach me on my mobile.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Bringing trash bins and mobile bathrooms to areas in need. — Emily Alpert Reyes, latimes.com, "L.A. could overhaul how homeless encampments are cleaned," 19 June 2019 Many of them are actually mobile apiaries, moving around the continent throughout the growing season, depending on what is blooming when and where. — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, "Honey bee losses highest in 13 years this winter, University of Maryland-led survey finds," 19 June 2019 The new website is also faster and easier to navigate, especially on a mobile device. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: Lake Michigan rising to June record, accused U. of I. killer’s online life detailed in court and other things to know to start your day," 18 June 2019 In addition to the stationary desks, there are mobile kiosks scattered inside the clubhouse and throughout the park. — Steven Stolman, Town & Country, "What It's Really Like to Attend Royal Ascot," 18 June 2019 At the beginning of the month, MTV Studios announced a deal with Quibi, a mobile-first media technology platform, to reinvent two of its famed franchises: Punk’d and Singled Out. — Morgan M. Evans, PEOPLE.com, "Ashton Kutcher Says He Has 'Nothing to Do' with MTV's Punk'd Reboot," 18 June 2019 Weisman came up with an idea for a mobile application that would allow people to send gift cards to friends and family. — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, "Mobile app to ‘make the gifting experience more meaningful’," 17 June 2019 If not — the popular mobile fresh fruit delivery makes its annual trips from Ft. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, "It's finally here! Where you can find The Peach Truck in Louisville," 17 June 2019 Film your friends throughout your explorations, and use mobile-editing technology to produce short action and adventure films. — National Geographic, "New Zealand High School Expedition," 17 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
By 2023, India will have 1.3 billion (mobile + desktop) internet users out of which there will be 776 million shoppers. — Ankit Ruparel, Quartz India, "Are you cut out for an early-stage VC firm in India? Here’s a checklist," 19 June 2019 Hasbro, the toy company, is considering shifting production to the United States, but GoPro, the maker of mobile cameras, is looking at Mexico. — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, "Globalization Is Moving Past the U.S. and Its Vision of World Order," 19 June 2019 When a mobile lab sponsored by the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies parked its 16-ton van of equipment at Lone Mountain for a week in 1966, Mother Mary Janet Kubitschek — who had a doctorate in chemistry — was elated, and perhaps tempted. — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, "Atop Lone Mountain, the history of SF’s first women’s college lives on," 19 June 2019 The central appeal of Facebook’s push is that mobile access to the Internet has in fact outstripped physical access to banks, which positions Facebook to offer financial services to unbanked people in the developing world. — Theodore Schleifer, Vox, "Facebook may have too many users for its cryptocurrency to fail — even if you don’t trust it," 18 June 2019 The new show, which is set to premiere on Quibi (an entertainment platform built for mobile viewing launching in April 2020), is totally on-brand for the two-time Sports Illustrated cover girl. — Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com, "Tyra Banks Launches Body Positive Mini-Series, Says It Will 'Expand and Redefine the Definition of Beauty'," 17 June 2019 And this year, mobile is expected to pass television as the main entertainment medium, per an NRG study. — Natalie Jarvey, The Hollywood Reporter, "On Snapchat, Original Series Are Finding Return Viewers," 15 June 2019 Apple’s mobile deals with Comcast and Charter include requirements to sell large quantities of iPads, CNBC reported this week, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the deals. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Apple's Week Was All About China Fears—And Donald Trump," 15 June 2019 The island has been working with the Irish mobile operator company, Three Ireland, to become the first Irish island to have an offshore internet hub. — Currie Engel, Time, "This Remote Irish Island Is Hoping To Lure New Residents," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mobile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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adjective
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noun
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mobile
adjective
, -ˌbēl, -ˌbīl\
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plural mobilities
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