Siri
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3.4
- proper noun
- Neologism
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Siri
- Apple's voice recognition software, Siri, for example, understands spoken commands well enough to run iPhone applications by voice alone.
- Siri's voice
- assistant, Siri
- Hey, Siri
I can't even open up Siri, Siri, nothing.
- I can't even open up Siri, Siri, nothing.
- It will work with Alexa, Siri and hey Google and so forth.
- They're Alexa and Siri and using their iPad.
- And so we're talking to Siri or Alexa, we're the Google Assistant.
- I know she just goes hey Siri, text Logan Paul.
- Say Hey Siri, Hey Siri, Hey Siri, what can you do?
- Next I'm going to test out Siri by double tapping Next song.
- And So what if Siri had Shaka's voice?
- Hey, Bixby, what do you think of Siri, Dad?
- That's actually how Siri says our last name, Kathleen Funds.
- One is called Siri and the other one's called Alexa.
- Hey, Siri, who presents deal or no deal now Siri's completely silent.
- When I played around with it, there seemed to be more things that Siri just can't process.
- So this is kind of news to me as you can have Siri play you ambient sounds.
- California Siri, what's your favorite David Duchovny show?
Examples
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Apple's upcoming release of iOS 6.1 will include a new feature for Siri: the ability to get movie tickets.
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You may want to enunciate properly, however, because Siri sometimes has trouble understanding some words.
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You have to speak very clearly so Siri will understand what you say.
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Hey, Siri, can you let us out of here, please?
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If you do not like Siri's voice, you can change it.
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The voice-activated assistant, Siri, is part of the iPad mini package.
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To set a reminder, just say, "Hey Siri, remind me to take my medication at 9 PM."
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If you need help finding a restaurant, you can ask Siri for recommendations.
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When you want to send a message, you can simply say, "Hey Siri, send a message to John."
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Etymology
Siri the digital assistant takes its name from the Scandinavian name Siri, a short form of Sigrid from sigr 'victory' and fríðr 'beautiful'. A helpful way to remember the assistant is to think of it as a friendly guide that helps you 'win' small tasks and find answers.