switchboard
To transmit or relay through, as if through, a switchboardTo transmit or relay through, as if through, a switchboard.
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» Who's at the switchboard today?
Wer ist heute in der Telefonzentrale? — faehrmann
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1 sensesTo transmit or relay through, as if through, a switchboard.
Examples
3 sentencesWho's at the switchboard today?
deWer ist heute in der Telefonzentrale? — faehrmann
Mary was a switchboard operator when she was younger.
I'm a switchboard operator.
Origin
From switch + board.From switch + board.
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Forms
switchboards, switchboarding, switchboarded, switchboarded| Base form | switchboard · to switchboard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | switchboards |
| Present participle | switchboarding |
| Past simple | switchboarded |
| Past participle | switchboarded |
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.