verb · intransitive · common

telegraph

tel·e·graph

telegraph · telegraphs · telegraphed · telegraphing

телеграфировать

telegraphieren, depeschieren

To use a telegraph; to send a message by telegraphTo use a telegraph; to send a message by telegraph.

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UK/ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹɑːf/US/ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹæf/

» Do you know who invented the telegraph?

Weißt du, wer den Telegrafen erfunden hat?

Вы знаете, кто изобрёл телеграф?

Ты знаешь, кто изобрёл телеграф?

Meaning

2 senses

To use a telegraph; to send a message by telegraph.
telegraphieren, depeschieren
телеграфироватьtelegrafirovatʹ
(figuratively)To clearly communicate to another nonverbally (whether by gesture, a change in attitude, or any other sign), and especially unintentionally.
Her frown telegraphed her displeasure.

More definitions

send cables, wires, or telegrams

Examples

23 sentences

Do you know who invented the telegraph?
ruВы знаете, кто изобрёл телеграф? — sharptoothed
deWeißt du, wer den Telegrafen erfunden hat? — MUIRIEL
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My parents telegraphed me to come back at once.
ruМои родители прислали мне телеграмму, где сказано сейчас же возвращаться. — Hellerick
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Mary received a telegraph from Tom.
ruМэри получила от Тома телеграмму. — marafon
deMaria erhielt ein Telegramm von Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The motorcycle hit the telegraph pole.
deDas Motorrad ist gegen den Telefonmast gefahren. — human600
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They telegraphed that everything was all right.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to use a telegraph:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to use a telegraph:

Origin

Borrowed from French télégraphe, equivalent to tele- (“far, distant”) + -graph (“writing”)

Borrowed from French télégraphe, equivalent to tele- (“far, distant”) + -graph (“writing”), suggested as a new name for Claude Chappe's overland semaphore network by André François Miot de Mélito in place of Chappe's original tachygraphe (“tachygraph, fast writer”).

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