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# headset

«headset» in Mova's school dictionary: **A pair of headphones, usually with a small microphone…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a headset, headsets)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A pair of headphones, usually with a small microphone attached, so you can listen and speak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headset/#m1)

2) A device worn on the head for virtual reality (a VR headset). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headset/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In computing lessons and online life it is used for video calls, online games, listening tests and recording voices. Pilots, call-centre workers and coaches use headsets too. Safety: keep the volume low to protect your hearing, and take breaks from VR headsets.

### examples

- Put on your headset for the listening test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headset/#x1)
- He talks to his friends through his gaming headset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headset/#x2)
- The pilot spoke to the tower through her headset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headset/#x3)
- The VR headset made me feel I was under the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headset/#x4)
- Turn the headset volume down to protect your ears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headset/#x5)
- The football coach wears a headset during the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headset/#x6)

### note

Countable: a headset, headsets. «Headphones» only let you listen; a «headset» usually also has a microphone. Loud sound through a headset for a long time can damage hearing.

### In the corpora

- [A word that sounds cool in a headset sounds very different over roast potatoes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/406-toxic-players-and-swearing/14/)
- [Elsie wants a £200 gaming headset.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/490-comfortable-families-enough-but-not-everything/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «headset» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headset/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.