to charge my phone
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1.0
- phrasal verb
:
cargar mi teléfono
- I need to charge my phone.
I'm like, then I can't charge my phone and listen at the same time.
- I'm like, then I can't charge my phone and listen at the same time.
- They just make traveling convenient for music, as well as me charging my phone at the same time while I'm still communicating with you.
Examples
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Do you have somewhere I could charge my phone?
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I told you, I forgot to charge my phone.
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Do you mind if I charge my phone?
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I was just gonna charge my phone.
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I forgot to charge my mobile phone.
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Hi, um, I just want to ask, can you please charge my phone for me?
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How do I charge my cell phone?
Blog text (16) -
Wait a second, let me charge my cell phone, the battery's almost dead.
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Often, I'm out multiple days camping and I don't have access to electricity to charge my phone.
Blog text (8) -
Could I find a place to charge my phone while I wait?
Synonyms
29
3.6
To put power back into a battery or device by plugging it in
4
3.5
To connect a battery or device to electricity so it has power
To give electrical power again to a machine or system after it is turned off
Antonyms
How Charged
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently built from the verb 'charge' (replenish with electrical energy) plus the possessive ('my') and 'phone' — literally to supply the speaker's phone with power. This is a straightforward compositional verb + object construction common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Charge my phone comes from a simple picture: to charge means to fill with electricity and you plug a cable into the phone so its battery fills, so the phrase means 'to connect a phone to power to restore its battery'.