megaphone
megaphone · megaphones · megaphoned · megaphoning
To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphoneTo use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.
UK/ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/US/ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/
» Do you really need a megaphone?
Brauchst du wirklich ein Megaphon? — Waldelfe
Braucht ihr wirklich ein Megaphon? — Waldelfe
Brauchen Sie wirklich ein Megaphon? — Waldelfe
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.
Examples
5 sentencesDo you really need a megaphone?
deBrauchst du wirklich ein Megaphon? — Waldelfe
This is a megaphone.
ruЭто мегафон. — Selena777
deDas ist ein Megaphon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This megaphone doesn't work.
ruЭтот мегафон не работает. — Selena777
A megaphone isn't a megafauna.
The megaphone's broken.
ruМегафон сломан. — Selena777
Origin
From mega- + -phone.From mega- + -phone.
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Forms
megaphones, megaphoning, megaphoned, megaphoned| Base form | megaphone · to megaphone |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | megaphones |
| Present participle | megaphoning |
| Past simple | megaphoned |
| Past participle | megaphoned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle