Meaning
A small machine made to do one special job.
Test yourself on device
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
From Old French devis meaning a plan or design, from Latin dividere meaning to divide.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- devis
- English cognates
- divide, devise
Grammar
Examples
.
"Device" is a machine made for a job.
.
Here the device is a medical tool.
.
"Devices" is the plural of "device".
Where this fits
Used in
Grammar articles
(1)Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
English · Free printables
device: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the English word "device" (A small machine made to do one special job.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 7: device, hunter, healthy and 7 more words.