Definition of telephone
: an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance; specifically : one in which sound is converted into electrical impulses for transmission (as by wire or radio waves)
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Examples of telephone in a Sentence
I just have to make a quick telephone call before we leave.
You can order the cake over the telephone.
The telephone has been ringing all morning!
She picked up the telephone and dialed the number.
He slammed down the telephone.
They hired someone to answer the telephones.
All our telephones are cordless.
I left the telephone off the hook.
Recent Examples of telephone from the Web
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Little girls need to see they, too, can operate that time-shifting telephone booth.
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Homeowners who prefer to complete the survey at home can complete the survey online at restore.la.gov or by telephone from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday at 866.
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Timm Wenger, TukTuk’s owner, declined to comment in a telephone interview on Wednesday.
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Technology can be cruel, but as her editor points out, there’s always the good ol' telephone.
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The kind of law Cohn practiced, in fact, needed only a telephone.
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Trump earlier spoke by telephone to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the same subject.
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The first, Juan Garza Jr., of Boise, allegedly asked a client for her telephone number in January 2016.
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Because of the storm, electricity and telephone services were cut, so some residents along the wash were unaware of what was happening.
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First Known Use of telephone
1844
telephone
Definition of telephone
telephoned
;telephoning
transitive verb
1 : to speak to or attempt to reach by telephone
2 : to send by telephone
intransitive verb
: to communicate by telephone
telephoner
nounExamples of telephone in a Sentence
He telephoned me to say that he was going to be late.
He telephoned to say that he was going to be late.
You never write or telephone.
Recent Examples of telephone from the Web
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Two of the combatants, one a Republican, the other a Democrat, telephoned him from a bar.
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Walsh was roused from his brief disappointment when the gossip columnist Louella Parsons telephoned him to learn more about the film project.
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Edwards, his lawyer in the case and a public relations representative for Marketing Solution Publications did not respond to telephoned and emailed requests for comment.
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Those who do not have internet access can obtain the same information by telephoning 211.
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McMonagle pointed out that Constand telephoned Cosby dozens of times after the alleged assault.
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Trump later telephoned Coats and Rogers to separately ask them to issue public statements denying that there was any evidence of coordination between Trump's campaign and Russian officials.
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A day or two after the March 22 meeting, Trump telephoned Coats and Rogers to separately ask them to issue public statements denying the existence of any evidence of coordination between his campaign and the Russian government.
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No wonder Latvian president Raimonds Vejonis marvels at his country's newest star, having personally telephoned the player to wish her luck ahead of the final.
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First Known Use of telephone
1877
TELEPHONE Defined for English Language Learners
telephone
playDefinition of telephone for English Language Learners
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: a system that uses wires and radio signals to send sounds (such as people's voices) over long distances
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: a device that is connected to a telephone system and that you use to listen or speak to someone who is somewhere else
telephone
Definition of telephone for English Language Learners
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: to speak or try to speak to (someone) using a telephone : to call or phone (someone)
TELEPHONE Defined for Kids
Definition of telephone for Students
: a device for transmitting and receiving sounds over long distances
Definition of telephone for Students
telephoned
;telephoning
: to speak to by telephone
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