phonebook
To determine the identity of by comparing personal information to real-world…To determine the identity of (an Internet user) by comparing personal information to real-world directories or databases (e.g., lists of people in phonebooks or relatives of those who have recently died).
Meaning
1 sensesTo determine the identity of (an Internet user) by comparing personal information to real-world directories or databases (e.g., lists of people in phonebooks or relatives of those who have recently died).
Origin
From phone + book.From phone + book.
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Forms
phonebooks, phonebooking, phonebooked, phonebooked| Base form | phonebook · to phonebook |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | phonebooks |
| Present participle | phonebooking |
| Past simple | phonebooked |
| Past participle | phonebooked |
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.