headphone

CEFRA2

/ˈhɛdfəʊn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A device worn over the ears for listening to sound.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Used with headphones.

Examples

  • Apple's new iPhone doesn't have a headphone jack.

  • Some joggers wear only one headphone in their ears, to enjoy music while paying attention to their environment.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhedfəʉn/
  • /ˈhɛdfon/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Put the headphone on.

  • headphone plug

  • headphone socket

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She put on her blank to listen to music without disturbing others.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From head + phone.