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headset

/ˈhedset/noun

उच्चारण हेड्सेट

हेडसेट, (माइक्रोफ़ोन वाला) हेडफ़ोन

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a pair of headphones, especially one with a microphone attached to it

    हेडसेट, (माइक्रोफ़ोन वाला) हेडफ़ोन

    • Call-centre workers wear headsets all day.
    • Radhika bought a headset for her online classes.
    • He plugged in his headset and joined the video call.
    + 2 more examples
    • A noisy room makes it hard to hear without a headset.
    • Airline pilots communicate through a headset.

    Synonyms headphones

  2. 2

    [C]

    a device that you wear over your eyes and head in order to see and hear images from a computer, especially in virtual reality

    (वर्चुअल रियलिटी का) हेडसेट

    • Visitors put on a headset to take a virtual tour of the fort.
    • The student wore a virtual reality headset to explore the solar system.
    • Players wearing a headset can feel as if they are inside the game.
    + 2 more examples
    • The museum lends a headset to each visitor for the virtual walk.
    • A headset costs less than it did a few years ago.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3

headset (singular, countable)

A headset is one device, unlike headphones, which is a plural word. It usually includes a microphone, so it is used for calls, gaming and customer service.

Headset एक उपकरण है, जबकि headphones plural शब्द है। इसमें प्रायः microphone भी होता है, इसलिए इसका प्रयोग कॉल, गेमिंग और ग्राहक-सेवा में होता है।

  • The call-centre agent wore a headset all day.
  • This headset has a built-in microphone.

wear / put on / use + a headset

We wear a headset, put it on or take it off. The article a or the is needed because headset is countable.

हम headset पहनते हैं, लगाते हैं या उतारते हैं। Headset countable है, इसलिए 'a' या 'the' आवश्यक है।

  • Radhika put on a headset to join the online class.
  • He took off the headset to speak to his mother.

VR headset (virtual reality)

A headset can also be a device worn over the eyes and head for virtual reality. VR headset is the common form.

Headset वह उपकरण भी हो सकता है जो virtual reality के लिए आँखों और सिर पर पहना जाता है। इसके लिए 'VR headset' प्रचलित है।

  • Students used a VR headset to explore the Red Fort.
  • The VR headset gave a 360-degree view of the museum.
+Collocations 3

adjective + headset

wirelessnoise-cancellingBluetoothgamingcomfortable

  • A wireless headset is easy to carry on a trip.

verb + headset

plug inconnectchargewearadjust

  • Please connect the headset to your laptop.

headset + noun

headset microphoneheadset cableheadset batteryheadset volume

  • The headset battery lasts about twenty hours.
“More examples 5
  • The interpreter spoke softly into the headset microphone.

दुभाषिये ने headset के microphone में धीमे स्वर में बात की।

  • She plugged the headset into the computer for the online speaking test.

उसने ऑनलाइन speaking test के लिए headset को कंप्यूटर में लगाया।

  • Customer care staff are given a headset on their first day.

ग्राहक-सेवा कर्मचारियों को पहले दिन headset दिया जाता है।

  • The pilot adjusted his headset before take-off.

विमान चालक ने उड़ान भरने से पहले अपना headset ठीक किया।

  • Using a VR headset for a long time can strain the eyes.

VR headset का लंबे समय तक प्रयोग आँखों पर ज़ोर डाल सकता है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ I need a headset to listen the music.

✓ I need a headset to listen to the music.

Listen takes the preposition to before its object.

Listen के बाद object से पहले 'to' आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

A headset has a microphone, while headphones usually only play sound.

Headset में microphone होता है, जबकि headphones प्रायः केवल आवाज़ सुनाते हैं।

headset

Headphones combined with a microphone; singular noun.

Microphone के साथ headphones; singular noun।

  • He joined the meeting with a headset.

headphones

A pair of speakers worn over or in the ears; plural noun.

कानों के ऊपर या अंदर लगने वाले speakers की जोड़ी; plural noun।

  • She plugged in her headphones.