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SKREEN/skriːn/

A screen is the flat part of a phone, tablet, computer, or television that you look at. On the screen; a large screen. A whiteboard is what the teacher writes on in class — not a screen. Watch on a screen; the screen is broken / cracked. Countable: a screen.

Meaning

The flat part of a phone, tablet, or television that you look at.

Examples

• “Do not sit too close to the screen.”
• “Turn the screen towards me.”
• “This phone has a bright screen.”

Good to know

on the screen. Contrast: whiteboard (teacher writes). Phone/TV/tablet screen.

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