Meaning

5 senses
  1. (uncountable)The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

    send a message by radio

    Radio, Hörfunk, Funk

    ра́диоrádio, радиовеща́ниеradioveščánije

    ра́діоrádio

    a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves

  2. (countable)A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

    (of a song, person, etc.) to be on the radio

    (of a song, etc.) to play on/be played on/get played on/come on the radio

  3. A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

    (broadly, countable)Any audio playing device, such as the on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media; see also car radio.

    Radio, Radioempfänger, Funkempfänger

    ра́диоrádio, радиоприёмникradioprijómnik, ра́диоrádio

    ра́діоrádio, радіоприйма́чradiopryjmáč, ра́діоrádio

  4. (countable)A device that can transmit radio signals.

  5. (Internet, uncountable)The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.

Examples

839 sentences
  1. Turn the radio up a little.

    Зроби радіо трохи гучніше. — deniko

    ruСделай радио чуть громче. — al_ex_an_der

    deMach das Radio ein bisschen lauter. — kolonjano

  2. Could you turn down the radio?

    Ти не міг би зробити радіо тихіше? — deniko

    ruВы не могли бы сделать радио потише? — Inego

    deKönnten Sie das Radio leise stellen? — landano

  3. The radio is out of order.

    Радіо зламалося. — deniko

    ruРадио не работает. — Hellerick

    deDas Radio ist kaputt. — MUIRIEL

  4. I stopped listening to the radio.

    Я припинила слухати радіо. — deniko

    ruЯ перестал слушать радио. — odexed

    deIch hörte auf, Radio zu hören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I heard it on the radio.

    Я чув це по радіо. — deniko

    ruЯ услышал это по радио. — marafon

    deIch habe das im Radio gehört. — Espi

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
technology:
receiver — see also radioreceptor:
transmitter — see also radiotransmitter:
Русский
By meaning 3
technology:
receiver — see also radioreceptor:
transmitter — see also radiotransmitter:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
technology:
receiver — see also radioreceptor:
transmitter — see also radiotransmitter:

Origin

Short for radiotelegraphy.

Short for radiotelegraphy.

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Forms

plural: radios
Singularradio
Pluralradios

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
device to capture radio signal:tunerwirelessreceiver
Close in meaning

Word family

120 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • on the radio
  • to the radio
  • turn the radio
  • off the radio
  • the radio off
  • the radio on
  • down the radio
  • the broken radio
  • broken radio
  • radio station
  • the radio while
  • the radio is

See also

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