Meaning

1 senses

  1. To communicate (with) by intercom.

Examples

14 sentences

  1. Tom pressed the intercom button.

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  2. Tom leaned out the window of his car and pressed the button on the intercom at the gate.

    deTom lehnte sich aus dem Autofenster und drückte auf den Knopf der Sprechanlage am Tor.

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  3. Sami was still screaming into the intercom.

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  4. Sami heard his name over the intercom.

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  5. Now I have to answer the intercom.

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Origin

Clipping of intercommunicator.

Clipping of intercommunicator.

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Forms

intercoms, intercomming, intercommed, intercommed
Base formintercom · to intercom
3rd person singularintercoms
Present participleintercomming
Past simpleintercommed / intercomed
Past participleintercommed / intercomed

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyintercom
he, she, itintercoms

Past simpleLesson

all personsintercommed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave intercommed
he, she, ithas intercommed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill intercom

Word family

1 related words
Relatedentryphone

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
interchangeableintercityinterconnectintercourse
intercom — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto