telephone
🇺🇸
/ˈtelɪfəʊn/
🇬🇧
/ˈtelɪfəʊn/
noun
A1
A device or system that allows people to talk to each other from far away using wires or signals.
I called her on the telephone to wish her a happy birthday.
A1
The handheld part of a phone that you speak into.
She picked up the telephone to answer the call.
verb
R
To communicate with someone by using a phone.
I will telephone you tomorrow to confirm our appointment.
translation
A device or system that allows people to talk to each other from far away using wires or signals.; The handheld part of a phone that you speak into.
To communicate with someone by using a phone.
Word Forms
3rd Present
telephones
Past
telephoned
Perfect
telephoned
Progressive
telephoning
Plural
telephones