Telephone - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtelɪfəʊn|  American pronunciation of the word telephone
Brit.  |ˈtelɪfəʊn|  British pronunciation of the word telephone

noun

- electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds (syn: phone)
I talked to him on the telephone
- transmitting speech at a distance (syn: telephony)

verb

- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (syn: call, call up, phone, ring)

Extra examples

I just have to make a quick telephone call before we leave.

You can order the cake over the telephone.

The telephone has been ringing all morning!

She picked up the telephone and dialed the number.

He slammed down the telephone.

They hired someone to answer the telephones.

All our telephones are cordless.

I left the telephone off the hook.

He telephoned me to say that he was going to be late.

He telephoned to say that he was going to be late.

You never write or telephone.

She spoke to him by telephone.

I enjoyed our chat on / over the telephone.

He is always on the telephone.

He is wanted on the telephone.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: telephone
he/she/it: telephones
present participle: telephoning
past tense: telephoned
past participle: telephoned
noun
singular: telephone
plural: telephones
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