mike
mike · mikes · miked · miking
To microphone; to place one or more microphones onTo microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
/ˈmaɪk/
» Switch off the mike.
Выключи микрофон.
Выключите микрофон.
Вимкніть мікрофон.
Meaning
2 sensesTo microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
To measure using a micrometer.
Examples
241 sentencesSwitch off the mike.
Вимкніть мікрофон.
ruВыключи микрофон.
I handed the mike to him.
ruЯ протянул ему микрофон.
deIch reichte ihm das Mikro.
I handed the mike to Tom.
ruЯ передал микрофон Тому.
Could you switch off the mike?
deKönntest du das Mikro ausschalten?
Give Tom the mike.
Origin
Alteration of mic, clipping of microphone. Attested since 1927.Alteration of mic, clipping of microphone. Attested since 1927.
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Forms
mikes, miking, miked, mikedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle