telephone

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telephone

I talked to my grandmother on the telephone.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A system for transmitting speech over a distance: A method or technology that allows people to communicate by converting sound into signals, sending them, and converting them back into sound.
    • The electronic device used for this communication: The physical equipment, typically with a handset or keypad, used to make and receive calls.

  2. Verb:

    • To contact someone using a telephone: To get into communication with someone by using the telephone system.
    • To make a telephone call: The act of dialing a number and speaking through the telephone.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The telephone rang loudly in the quiet office.
    • She put him on speaker telephone so everyone could hear.

  • Verb:

    • Please telephone the office if you will be late.
    • He telephoned to say he had arrived safely.
Advanced Usage

  • "To be on the telephone": To be engaged in a telephone call.

    • She has been on the telephone for an hour.

  • "By telephone": Using the telephone as the method of communication.

    • The reservation was made by telephone.
Variants and Related Words

  • Telephony (n): The technology or industry of telephone communication.

    • The history of telephony is fascinating.

  • Telephonic (adj): Relating to or conducted by telephone.

    • We had a telephonic interview.

  • Telephonist (n): (Chiefly British) A person who operates a telephone switchboard.

Synonyms
  • Noun: Phone, handset, line.
  • Verb: Call, phone, ring (up).
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Telephone in: To make a call to a place, especially to participate or report.

    • The reporter telephoned in the story from the scene.

  • Telephone ahead/through: To call a place before arriving or to get a connection.

    • We telephoned ahead to confirm our reservation.
Related Idioms

  • "On the telephone": Having a telephone line installed or connected; also, engaged in a call.

    • Are they on the telephone yet at the new house?

  • "Telephone tag": A situation where two people repeatedly miss each other's phone calls.

    • We've been playing telephone tag all week trying to schedule the meeting.
telephone

I talked to my grandmother on the telephone.

Noun
  1. transmitting speech at a distance
  2. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
    • I talked to him on the telephone
Verb
  1. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
    • I tried to call you all night
    • Take two aspirin and call me in the morning

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