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IELTS BNC: 1327 COCA: 1865

telephone
1 telephone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ noun
plural telephones
1 telephone
/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/
noun
plural telephones
Learner's definition of TELEPHONE
1 
[noncount] : a system that uses wires and radio signals to send sounds (such as people's voices) over long distances : phone电话
2 
[count] : a device that is connected to a telephone system and that you use to listen or speak to someone who is somewhere else : phone（电话机的）受话器，听筒；电话机

on the telephone

1 
: using a telephone to talk to someone在用电话；在打电话
2 
British : connected to a telephone system接上电话的；装上电话的
2 telephone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ verb
telephones; telephoned; telephoning
2 telephone
/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/
verb
telephones; telephoned; telephoning
Learner's definition of TELEPHONE
: to speak or try to speak to (someone) using a telephone : to call or phone (someone)打电话
[+ object]
[no object]
IELTS BNC: 1327 COCA: 1865

telephone

1 of 2

noun

tele·​phone ˈte-lə-ˌfōn How to pronounce telephone (audio)
often attributive
: an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance
specifically : one in which sound is converted into electrical impulses for transmission (as by wire or radio waves)

telephone

2 of 2

verb

telephoned; telephoning

transitive verb

1
: to speak to or attempt to reach by telephone
2
: to send by telephone

intransitive verb

: to communicate by telephone
telephoner noun

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun 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. Verb 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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Anyone with information about this crash is encouraged to contact Officer Michaud #384 via telephone at 860-621-0101, or via email at cmichaud@southingtonpolice.org. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 Blinken had previously spoken to Abu Akleh's relatives via telephone, but Tuesday was their first in-person meeting. Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 27 July 2022 The poll, conducted by the Glengariff Group for The Detroit News and WDIV-TV, surveyed 500 likely GOP primary voters via telephone from July 13-15 and had a margin of error of plus or minors 4.4 percentage points. Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 19 July 2022 Police attempted negotiations with Merrill via telephone but were unsuccessful. Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2022 This agreement does allow Mama June to contact Alana daily via telephone but Pumpkin determines the visitation rights. Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022 The poll of 600 Oregon voters was conducted via telephone from June 23 to 29. Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 6 July 2022 During a recent telephone interview, Spooner and I compared notes about our experiences. Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 In a telephone interview with The Post last month, Voloshyn blamed the war on Zelensky, saying the repression of Medvedchuk and his supporters forced Moscow to defend its allies. Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
Verb
There’s some evidence that online scammers target younger people, while older adults are more likely to answer the phone, opening the door to telephone scams. Annaliese Griffin, Fortune, 29 July 2022 The Chechens celebrated their victory and let their prisoners telephone their mothers back home in Russia, calling on Moscow to withdraw its troops. New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 The Taylors’ family members have not been able to visit or telephone them. Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 10 Mar. 2022 On the eve of the invasion, Zelensky had tried to telephone Putin to appeal for negotiations, but the Russian leader would not take the call. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2022 He was bound with rope for hours in his basement, but eventually made it to a neighbors house to telephone police after regaining consciousness. Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 12 Apr. 2021 Brent Jones, president of the bottler, AffinityLifestyles.com Inc., and a former Nevada state Republican lawmaker, did not immediately respond Wednesday to telephone and email messages seeking comment. NBC News, 25 Mar. 2021 And their parents had to telephone the witch to arrange for her visit. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2020 After speaking at a union hall in his original hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden was approached by a man named Jim Gilbooley, who asked him to telephone a passionate supporter, Sarah Corbett, who was dying of cancer. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1832, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1877, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of telephone was in 1832

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IELTS BNC: 1327 COCA: 1865
telephone

noun

  ➡ see also phone ADJECTIVE | VERB + TELEPHONE | TELEPHONE + VERB | TELEPHONE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤public公用電話▸➤office辦公電話◇The office telephones were all out of order.辦公電話都出了故障。➤cellular, cordless, digital, mobile, portable, wireless手機；無繩電話；數字電話；移動電話；便攜式電話；無線電話▸➤radio, satellite無線／衞星電話VERB + TELEPHONE➤use使用電話◇Can I use your telephone?我能用一下你的電話嗎？➤be on在通話；裝有電話◇Don't pester me now－I'm on the telephone.現在別煩我 － 我在打電話。◇We're not on the telephone, so you'll have to come around to the house. (BrE) 我們沒有裝電話，你得到家裏來一趟。➤have有電話◇Excuse me, do you have a telephone?打擾一下，你有電話嗎？➤answer, get (informal) , pick up接聽電話；拿起電話聽筒◇Hang on－I'll just get the telephone.別掛電話 － 我就來接。➤hang up, put down掛斷／放下電話◇She put down the telephone and burst into tears.她放下電話，痛哭流涕。➤call sb to叫某人接電話◇He was called to the telephone just as he was leaving.他剛要走，這時有人叫他接電話。➤bug, tap竊聽電話▸➤connect, install連接／安裝電話▸➤disconnect切斷電話TELEPHONE + VERB➤ring電話鈴響◇The telephone was ringing furiously.電話鈴聲大作。TELEPHONE + NOUN➤number電話號碼◇All letters should include an address and a daytime telephone number.所有信件中均應包括一個地址和一個白天可用的電話號碼。➤book, directory電話號碼簿▸➤bill電話費賬單▸➤call, message電話；電話信息▸➤conference, conversation, enquiry, interview, poll, survey電話會議；電話交談；電話咨詢；電話採訪；電話調查▸➤contact電話聯繫◇She is in telephone contact with headquarters.她與總部保持電話聯繫。➤helpline, hotline, support電話服務熱線／熱線／支持◇The charity has set up a 24-hour telephone hotline.這個慈善組織設立了一條 24 小時電話熱線。➤company電話公司▸➤banking, service電話銀行／服務▸➤charges電話費▸➤cord, handset, headset, receiver電話線；電話聽筒；電話耳機▸➤cable, line, pole, wire電話電纜；電話線路；電話線杆；電話線➤exchange, network, switchboard, system電話交換機／網絡／總機／系統▸➤operator電話接線員▸➤booth, box, kiosk (BrE) 公用電話亭▸➤tapping電話竊聽PREPOSITION➤by telephone用電話◇Can I get in touch by telephone?我能用電話取得聯繫嗎？➤on the telephone在電話中◇She sounded very distant on the telephone.在電話中她的聲音聽上去非常遙遠。➤over the telephone通過電話◇I don't want to talk about this over the telephone.我不想在電話裏談這個。

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