telephone
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Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/ or /ˈ tɛl.əˌfəʊn/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: tel‧e‧phone
Noun[change]
- (countable) A machine used to talk to someone who is far away.
- I need to find a telephone so I can tell my mother where I am.
Related words[change]
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- If you telephone someone, you use a telephone to talk to them.
- Synonym: call
- I telephoned my friend yesterday.