timer

CEFRB1

/ˈtaɪmɚ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A device that measures or controls a period of time.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.

Examples

  • The button battery in the PC's internal timer has gone flat.

  • The toaster-oven's timer rings. The fragrant smell of well toasted bread.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A device used to measure amounts of time.

  2. Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

  3. A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.

More examples

In context

  • start the timer when you hear the gunshot

  • He's an old timer.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She pressed the button to start the blank on her phone for the cooking recipe.

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

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Origin

noun

From time (verb) + -er.