telephone
To convey using a telephoneTo convey (information, a message, news, etc.) using a telephone (noun sense 1).
» This telephone is out of order.
Dieses Telefon funktioniert nicht. — al_ex_an_der
Dieses Telefon ist nicht in Ordnung. — Esperantostern
Этот телефон не работает. — drnm2
Этот телефон вышел из строя. — Lenin_1917
Цей телефон не працює. — Ahha
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To convey (information, a message, news, etc.) using a telephone (noun sense 1).
(transitive)To (attempt to) contact (someone) using a telephone.
(intransitive)To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone; to make a telephone call.
telefonieren, anrufen
телефони́роватьtelefonírovatʹ, звони́тьzvonítʹ, позвони́ть по телефо́нуpozvonítʹ po telefónu
телефонува́тиtelefonuváty, зателефонува́тиzatelefonuváty, дзвони́тиdzvonýty
(obsolete, transitive)To provide (a place) with a telephone system.
(obsolete, transitive)To transmit (sounds) over a distance.
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Examples
739 sentencesThis telephone is out of order.
Цей телефон не працює. — Ahha
ruЭтот телефон не работает. — drnm2
deDieses Telefon funktioniert nicht. — al_ex_an_der
I will telephone you later on.
Я зетелефоную тобі пізніше. — deniko
ruЯ тебе потом позвоню. — sharptoothed
deIch rufe dich später an. — MUIRIEL
I spoke to him by telephone.
Я говорив з ним по телефону. — deniko
The car hit a telephone pole.
Автівка зіткнулась із телеграфним стовпом. — fagott
ruАвтомобиль врезался в телефонный столб. — MikaM
deDas Auto fuhr gegen einen Telegrafenmast. — xtofu80
I forgot to telephone him today.
Я забув йому сьогодні зателефонувати. — deniko
ruЯ забыл позвонить ему сегодня. — Airy
deIch habe heute vergessen, ihn anzurufen. — Sudajaengi
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from tele- (prefix meaning ‘from a distance’) + -phone (suffix denotinThe noun is derived from tele- (prefix meaning ‘from a distance’) + -phone (suffix denoting a device which makes a sound), modelled after German Telephon (“early apparatus converting sound into electrical signals”) (dated) (now German Telefon). The word was first used to refer to the modern device in 1876 by the Scottish-born Canadian-American engineer Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922).
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Forms
telephones, telephoning, telephoned, telephoned| Base form | telephone · to telephone |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | telephones |
| Present participle | telephoning |
| Past simple | telephoned |
| Past participle | telephoned |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
16 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
12 patterns- telephone number
- the telephone rang
- telephone rang
- your telephone number
- when the telephone
- on the telephone
- a telephone call
- his telephone number
- answer the telephone
- my telephone number
- telephone call
- telephone call from
See also
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