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Meaning of mobile in English

mobile
adjective
uk
/ˈməʊ.baɪl/ us
/ˈmoʊ.bəl/

mobile adjective (MOVING)

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[ not usually before noun ]
moving or walking around freely:
You've broken your ankle but you'll be fully mobile within a couple of months.
It's important to keep the joint mobile while it heals.
able to be moved from one place to another:
He uses a mobile laboratory.
a mobile medical unit
able to move from one jobplacesocial classetc. to another:
In the real world labour is never as mobile as in economic models.
We live in a much more socially mobile society than our grandparents.
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mobile adjective (TECHNOLOGY)

used to describe a service available on a mobile phonesmall computeretc.:
mobile computing
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mobile
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈməʊ.baɪl/ us
/ˈmoʊ.bəl/

mobile noun [C] (PHONE)

A1 mainly UK
(US usually cell phone)
a mobile phone mainly UK
a mobile number mainly UK :
My mobile's 07796 10253.
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mobile noun [C] (DECORATION)

a decoration or work of art that has many parts that move freely in the airfor example hanging from threads
 
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(Definition of mobile from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

mobile | American Dictionary

mobile
adjective
us
/ˈmoʊ·bəl/
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able to move easily or be easily moved:
The Marines are a highly mobile force and can get anywhere fast.
mobile
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈmoʊ·bil/
a decoration or work of art that has parts that move in the airoften because each one is hung by a thread:
We hung a mobile over the baby’s criband she loves to look at it when it moves.
(Definition of mobile from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

mobile | Business English

mobile
adjective
uk
/ˈməʊbaɪl/ us
/ˈməʊbəl/
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ECONOMICS
able or free to change your situationfor example by doing different workbecoming part of a different social classor moving to a different place:
It is one of the least socially mobile countries in Europe.
With traditional employment contractscompanies benefit from a cheaperless mobile workforce.
able to move or be transported easily from one place to anotheror be used for a different purpose:
Our master network center is fully mobile in case of emergency.
Forty years agomanufacturing reigned supreme and capital wasn't mobile.
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related to a service available on a phone or computer used while travelling from place to placewithout being connected by wires:
Over half of the country's e-commerce is now conducted on mobile devices.
mobile computing/network/telephony We are building the new system to address the increasing use of mobile computing devices.

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mobile
noun [ C ]
  ITCOMMUNICATIONS   UK
uk
/ˈməʊbaɪl/ us
/ˈməʊbəl/
(US usually cell phonecell)
a mobile phone:
He left his mobile on the train.
Let me give you my mobile number.
on/from a mobile I think she was calling from her mobile.
mobile handset/network/unit The mobile handset will be the first to use the new operating system.
mobile charges/sales Your mobile charges will be higher if you call from abroad.
mobile company/maker/operator Mobile operators are fighting to be the leader of the handheld computing revolution.
(Definition of mobile from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of mobile

in Chinese (Traditional)
（自由地）活動的，走動的流動的（可）移動的…
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（自由地）活动的，走动的流动的（可）移动的…
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móvilportátilteléfono móvil…
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móvelalgo/alguém que tem mobilidadecom mobilidade social…
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移動可能な可動式（かどうしき）の動（うご）きやすい…
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hareketlihareket ettirilebilircep telefonu…
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mobileambulant/-antecapable d’ascension sociale…
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di độngdễ di chuyểnhay thay đổi…
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przenośnyruchomykomórka…
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bergerakboleh berpindah-pindahmudah berubah…
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