earphone
/ˈɪəfəʊn/noun
उच्चारण इअर्फ़ोन
ईयरफ़ोन
Basic word
- 1
[C, usually plural]
a small device that you put in or over your ears to listen to music, the radio or a phone
ईयरफ़ोन
- He was listening to a podcast through his earphones.
- I lost one of my earphones on the bus.
- Please use earphones in the library.
+ 2 more examples
- The left earphone has stopped working.
- She plugged in her earphones and began to jog.
Synonyms earbud headphones
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
an earphone / a pair of earphones
Earphone is countable. Use the singular for one ear-piece, but most people talk about a pair of earphones.
'Earphone' countable है। एक कान वाले हिस्से के लिए singular प्रयुक्त होता है, पर प्रायः लोग 'a pair of earphones' कहते हैं।
- He lost one earphone on the train.
- Radhika bought a new pair of earphones for her online classes.
earphone + noun
Earphone can be used before another noun to name a part or type of the device.
'Earphone' दूसरे noun से पहले आकर उपकरण के किसी भाग या प्रकार का नाम बताता है।
- The earphone jack on my phone has stopped working.
- An earphone cable is easily damaged if it is bent.
use / wear / plug in earphones
Wear describes having them on, plug in describes connecting them, and use is the general verb.
'Wear' का अर्थ है कानों में लगाना, 'plug in' का अर्थ है जोड़ना, और 'use' सामान्य क्रिया है।
- Please wear earphones in the library.
- Plug in your earphones before you start the recording.
listen to something on / through earphones
After listen to, the thing heard comes next, and on or through shows the device.
'Listen to' के बाद सुनी जाने वाली चीज़ आती है, और on या through उपकरण को बताता है।
- She listens to podcasts on earphones while travelling.
- He heard the news through earphones during the match.
+Collocations 4
adjective + earphone
wirelesswirednoise-cancellingcheapin-earbroken
- Noise-cancelling earphones help me concentrate in a crowded hostel.
verb + earphone
wearplug inuntanglechargeput ontake out
- She took out her earphones when the teacher entered.
earphone + noun
jackcablewirecasevolume
- The earphone case slipped out of his bag.
preposition phrases
with earphonesthrough earphoneson earphoneswithout earphones
- He listened to the lecture with earphones, so nobody else was disturbed.
“More examples 5
- One earphone stopped working just before the listening test.
सुनने की परीक्षा से ठीक पहले एक earphone ने काम करना बंद कर दिया।
- Radhika uses an earphone with a microphone for video calls.
राधिका video call के लिए microphone वाली earphone का प्रयोग करती है।
- Please keep the volume low when you wear an earphone in a shared room.
साझा कमरे में earphone लगाते समय कृपया आवाज़ धीमी रखें।
- The shop gave a free earphone with the new phone.
दुकान ने नए फ़ोन के साथ एक मुफ़्त earphone दिया।
- He could not hear the doorbell because of the earphone in his ear.
कान में लगे earphone के कारण वह दरवाज़े की घंटी नहीं सुन सका।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I bought an earphones yesterday.
✓ I bought a pair of earphones yesterday.
Earphones in the plural cannot take 'an'; use a pair of, or the singular earphone.
Plural 'earphones' के साथ 'an' नहीं लगता; 'a pair of earphones' या singular 'earphone' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ She is listening the song with earphone.
✓ She is listening to the song with earphones.
Listen takes the preposition to before the object.
'Listen' के बाद object से पहले preposition 'to' आता है।