cellphone
/ˈselfəʊn/noun
उच्चारण सेल्फ़ोन
मोबाइल फ़ोन
Basic word
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[C] especially AmE
a mobile phone
मोबाइल फ़ोन
- Switch off your cellphone.
- He left his cellphone on charge at home.
- Cellphones must be kept silent during the exam.
+ 1 more example
- The cellphone rang in the middle of the lecture.
Synonyms mobile phone smartphone
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cellphone (countable noun)
Cellphone is mainly American English for a mobile phone. In British and Indian English, mobile phone or mobile is more usual.
'Cellphone' मुख्यतः अमेरिकी English में मोबाइल फ़ोन के लिए है। ब्रिटिश और भारतीय English में 'mobile phone' या 'mobile' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- He left his cellphone on the desk.
- Cellphones are not allowed in the exam hall.
on a cellphone / by cellphone
Use on for the device that carries the call (on the cellphone) and by for the means (by cellphone).
कॉल जिस उपकरण पर हो उसके लिए 'on' और माध्यम के लिए 'by' आता है।
- She was talking on her cellphone.
- You can reach me by cellphone after six.
cellphone + noun
Common compounds are cellphone number, cellphone signal, cellphone tower, cellphone charger and cellphone addiction.
आम compounds हैं cellphone number, cellphone signal, cellphone tower, cellphone charger और cellphone addiction।
- Write your cellphone number on the form.
- The cellphone tower was built outside the village.
spelling: cellphone / cell phone
Both one-word and two-word spellings occur. The two-word form cell phone is slightly more formal in print.
एक शब्द और दो शब्द दोनों वर्तनियाँ मिलती हैं। छपाई में दो शब्दों वाला 'cell phone' थोड़ा अधिक औपचारिक है।
- The manual uses cell phone, but the news report used cellphone.
cellphone vs mobile phone vs smartphone
Mobile phone is the standard British and Indian term; cellphone is American; smartphone is a phone with apps and an internet browser.
Mobile phone मानक ब्रिटिश और भारतीय शब्द है; cellphone अमेरिकी है; smartphone apps और internet वाला फ़ोन है।
- Her old mobile phone was replaced by a smartphone.
+Collocations 5
verb + cellphone
chargeswitch offanswerloseuse
- Please switch off your cellphone before the lecture.
cellphone + noun
signaltowernumberchargerscreen
- The village had no cellphone signal.
adjective + cellphone
newsmartcheapstolenbroken
- Radhika's brother bought a cheap cellphone.
cellphone + use
cellphone bancellphone rulescellphone addictioncellphone cameracellphone usage
- The school introduced a cellphone ban in class.
cellphone + action
ringvibratebuzzgo offrun out of battery
- A cellphone went off in the middle of the lecture.
“More examples 6
- The invigilator took away the student's cellphone.
निरीक्षक ने विद्यार्थी का cellphone ले लिया।
- Radhika called her mother on her cellphone from the station.
राधिका ने स्टेशन से अपने cellphone पर माँ को फ़ोन किया।
- My cellphone battery died during the video call.
वीडियो कॉल के दौरान मेरे cellphone की battery ख़त्म हो गई।
- Using a cellphone while driving is dangerous and illegal.
गाड़ी चलाते समय cellphone का प्रयोग ख़तरनाक और ग़ैरक़ानूनी है।
- Almost every student in college has a cellphone these days.
आजकल कॉलेज के लगभग हर विद्यार्थी के पास cellphone है।
- Several students were fined for using a cellphone in the library.
पुस्तकालय में cellphone चलाने पर कई विद्यार्थियों पर जुर्माना लगा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He talked to the cellphone for an hour.
✓ He talked on the cellphone for an hour.
A phone call is carried on a device, so use on.
फ़ोन कॉल उपकरण पर होती है, इसलिए 'on' आता है।
✗ I have forgotten my cellphone at home.
✓ I have left my cellphone at home.
Forget cannot be used with a place; leave is used when you leave something somewhere.
'Forget' के साथ स्थान नहीं आता; कहीं छोड़ आने के लिए 'leave' का प्रयोग होता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: mobile (British) and cellphone (American).
British और American English में mobile (British) और cellphone (American)।