verb phrase · informal
charge your phone
UK/tʃɑːdʒ jɔː ˈfəʊn/US/tʃɑːrdʒ jʊr foʊn/CHARGE your PHONE
Band 5-6speakingtask1
Plug your phone in to supply it with power so the battery increases.
Examples
“I need to charge my phone before we leave.”
“She charged her phone overnight.”
“Don't forget to charge your phone; the battery is almost dead.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually charge my phone to 80% overnight to prolong battery health.”
Collocations
- plug in your phone
- charge the battery
Word family
charge verbcharger nouncharging noun / adjective
Common mistakes
load the phone→charge the phone
charge up the phoneed→charge the phone
Say it for a higher band
5plug in→6recharge my phone→7+charge your phone
Synonyms
recharge
Easily confused
recharge
“I need to recharge my phone before the trip.”
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