noun · academic

mobility

UK/məʊˈbɪlɪti/US/moʊˈbɪlɪti/mo·BIL·i·ty

Band 7+speakingtask2

the ability to move or be moved easily; how easily people or goods can get around

Examples

Improving mobility for elderly residents should be a priority in urban design.

High mobility between suburbs and the city centre has increased housing demand.

Rural mobility is often limited by poor public transport.

Band 8 sentence

Enhancing urban mobility will require integrated planning that prioritises pedestrians and cyclists as much as buses and trains.

Collocations

  • urban mobility
  • improve mobility
  • social mobility

Word family

mobile adjmobilise / mobilize v

Common mistakes

increase of mobilityincrease in mobility

public mobilitypublic transport / public transit

high mobility ratehigh level of mobility

Say it for a higher band

5transport6movement7+mobility

Synonyms

movement

transportation

Easily confused

movement

The movement of refugees across the border has put pressure on local services.

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