dial up
To telephone, to call on the telephoneTo telephone, to call on the telephone.
» Tom still uses dial-up Internet.
Meaning
3 sensesTo telephone, to call on the telephone.
The written instructions weren't clear, so I dialed her up and asked her to explain what she meant.
To connect a computer to a modem.
In those days it took three minutes just to dial up, and every minute you were connected was costing you a higher phone bill.
To increase the level (of something) by turning a dial, or (figuratively) as if by turning a dial.
Near-synonym: ratchet up
These comments are guaranteed to dial up the animosity.
Examples
4 sentencesTom still uses dial-up Internet.
Could you dial up the operator for me?
It was a daring move at a time when many people's web experience was little more than a dial-up modem.
Imogen of the Internet can connect to dial-up BBSes by whistling into a funnel attached to a phone line.
deImogen aus dem Internet kann sich mit einem analogen BBS verbinden, indem sie in einen Trichter pfeift, der mit einer Telefonleitung verbunden ist. — Hans_Adler
Forms
dials up, dialing up, dialed up, dialed up| Base form | dial up · to dial up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dials up |
| Present participle | dialing up |
| Past simple | dialed up / dialled up |
| Past participle | dialed up / dialled up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- dial upподзвонити, дзвонитиTo telephone, to call on the telephone.
- dial backприменшити, применшуватиTo reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).
- dial outTo make a call using an outbound line.
- dial inTo configure or set up (particularly a complex machine with many configuration options [especially knobs and dials).
- dial downTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb