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pair via Bluetooth

UK/peə vɪə ˈbluːtuːθ/US/per vaɪə ˈbluːtuθ/PAIR via BLUE·tooth

Band 5-6speakingtask1

to connect two devices wirelessly using Bluetooth so they can communicate (for example phone and speaker)

Examples

“I need to pair the phone via Bluetooth with the car stereo before driving.”

“The headphones automatically pair via Bluetooth when switched on.”

“If the speaker won't play, try re-pairing the device via Bluetooth.”

Band 8 sentence

“Before the presentation I quickly paired my laptop via Bluetooth to the speaker system to avoid cable issues.”

Collocations

  • pair via Bluetooth
  • pair your phone with a speaker

Word family

pair vpairing nBluetooth n

Common mistakes

pair to Bluetooth→pair via Bluetooth

pair to the Bluetooth→pair via Bluetooth

Say it for a higher band

5connect via Bluetooth→6pair a device via Bluetooth→7+pair via Bluetooth

Synonyms

connect via Bluetooth

Easily confused

connect via Bluetooth

“I connected my headphones via Bluetooth and they worked immediately.”

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