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# mic

noun (a mic, mics); verb (mic, mics, micced/miked, miccing/miking — informal)

«mic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Short for microphone: a device that picks up sound so it can be made louder or recorded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#m1)
2. (verb, informal) To put a microphone on someone: they mic'd up the speaker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday and school life, «mic» is used at assemblies, concerts, video calls and games: «Is your mic on?», «You're on mute — turn your mic on». Saying «mic drop» means finishing with a clever line. Phrases: mic check, turn your mic on/off, mic drop, open mic.

### Examples

- Can you hear me? Is my mic working? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#x1)
- The head teacher tapped the mic before speaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#x2)
- Please mute your mic during the video lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#x3)
- We sang at the open mic night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#x4)
- «Mic check, one, two!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#x5)
- The singer dropped the mic at the end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#x6)
- They mic'd up the footballer for the interview. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#x7)
- My gaming headset has a mic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/#x8)

### Note

Abbreviation of «microphone»; said «mike» (sometimes spelled «mike»). Informal; in formal writing use «microphone». Plural: mics.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mic.html) on Mova free.