telephonenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/us/ˈtel.ə.foʊn/A2 a phone noun
Examples
- She spends hours and hours on the telephone.
- She hurried to answer the telephone.
- I like to have a telephone at my bedside.
- He sounded very depressed when we spoke on the telephone yesterday.
- I was just getting into the bath when the telephone rang.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Communications - telephone equipment
- android
- Ansaphone
- answerphone
- brick
- cardphone
- cell
- cell phone
- cradle
- ext
- extension
- GPRS
- hands-free
- handset
- kiosk
- landline
- linesman
- phone card
- speed dial
- telephone exchange
- videophone
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telephoneverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/us/ˈtel.ə.foʊn/A2 to use a phone
Examples
- I decided to telephone the doctor.
- She telephoned all the major donors to ask for more cash.
- He telephoned her regularly with news from Cyprus.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Communications - by telephone
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- alarm call
- bell
- break
- break up
- call sb up
- cold-calling
- conference call
- connection
- cut
- give sb a buzz idiom
- hash
- hold
- put sb through
- put sth down 1
- telecommuting
- tinkle
- top-up card
- transfer
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