Meaning

2 senses
  1. To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.

  2. To measure using a micrometer.

Examples

241 sentences
  1. Switch off the mike.

    Вимкніть мікрофон. — deniko

    ruВыключи микрофон. — marafon

  2. I handed the mike to him.

    ruЯ протянул ему микрофон. — marafon

    deIch reichte ihm das Mikro. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I handed the mike to Tom.

    ruЯ передал микрофон Тому. — marafon

  4. Could you switch off the mike?

    deKönntest du das Mikro ausschalten? — Waldelfe

  5. 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, miked
Base formmike · to mike
3rd person singularmikes
Present participlemiking
Past simplemiked
Past participlemiked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymike
he, she, itmikes

Past simpleLesson

all personsmiked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave miked
he, she, ithas miked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mike

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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