screen
screen
skri:n
skrin
/skriːn/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "screen"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ, āĻŽāύāĻŋāϟāϰ

the flat panel on a television, computer, etc. on which images and information are displayed
screen definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I adjusted the brightness of the screen to reduce eye strain.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āϖ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻž

the large, white surface on which movies or pictures are projected
screen definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The school auditorium had a massive screen for special presentations.
āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻĄāĻŋāĻŸā§‹āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ, āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻĒā§āϞ⧇

the visual data shown on a smartphone or computer monitor or display
screen definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Scrolling down the page reveals a lengthy screen of text.
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a device for sifting or separating materials by size, typically made of wire mesh or perforated metal

screen definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They used a metal screen to filter gravel.
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a systematic procedure used to detect the presence of a disease or condition in an individual or population

screen definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She went for her annual vision screen.
06

something that hides, protects, or disguises what is behind it

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The smoke acted as a screen from the enemy's view.
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a netted covering, usually framed, designed to block insects, debris, or small particles while allowing air or light to pass through

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He replaced the old window screen with a new mesh.
08

a decorative or functional partition used to divide space or provide privacy

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ornate screen matched the antique furniture.
09

the collective personnel or activity associated with filmmaking and cinema

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The screen has seen many iconic performances.
10

an ornate partition, often of wood or stone, separating parts of a church such as the nave, choir, or altar

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stone screen dated back to the 14th century.
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āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to examine and test a person in order to check if they are sick or not
Transitive: to screen sb for a disease or symptom
to screen definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The school nurse screened students for symptoms of illness before allowing them to return to class after an outbreak of the flu.
āĻĢā§āϞ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ āύāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to show a video or film in a movie theater or on TV
Transitive: to screen a video or film
to screen definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The television network will screen the documentary on environmental conservation next week.
āĻŸā§‡āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻļāύ āύ⧇āϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to shield or protect someone from potential harm or discomfort
Transitive: to screen from harm or discomfort
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The thick foliage screened the hikers from the scorching heat of the sun during their trek.
āϘāύ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āĻ• āϚāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ–āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to strategically position oneself between an opponent and their intended target, obstructing their movement or view
Transitive: to screen an opponent
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The offensive lineman screened the linebacker to give the quarterback more time to throw the ball.
āĻ…āĻĢ⧇āύāϏāĻŋāĻ­ āϞāĻžāχāύāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻŦāϞ āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϞāĻžāχāύāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to pass a substance through a sieve or similar tool to separate finer particles from coarser ones
Transitive: to screen a substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gardener screened the soil to remove rocks and debris before planting the seeds.
āĻŽāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŦā§€āϜ āĻŦāĻĒāύ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āϏāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assess or scrutinize something carefully to test its suitability
Transitive: to screen sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The admissions committee screened the applicants' academic records to determine their eligibility for the scholarship.
āĻ­āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϞāĻžāϰāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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