"telephone" meaning in English

See telephone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/ [UK], /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-telephone.ogg [US] Forms: telephone [singular], telephones [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A machine used to talk to someone who is far away. Synonyms: phone, mobile
    Sense id: simple-telephone-en-noun-bqxHzbRK

Verb

IPA: /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/ [UK], /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-telephone.ogg [US] Forms: telephone [canonical], telephones [third-person, singular], telephoned [past], telephoned [past, participle], telephoning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|telephon|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you telephone someone, you use a telephone to talk to them. Synonyms: call
    Sense id: simple-telephone-en-verb-vUL7i5g-
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          "text": "I need to find a telephone so I can tell my mother where I am."
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        }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-telephone.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "telephoned",
      "tags": [
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        "participle"
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    },
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        {
          "text": "I telephoned my friend yesterday."
        }
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        }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "telephone"
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        {
          "text": "I need to find a telephone so I can tell my mother where I am."
        }
      ],
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        "A machine used to talk to someone who is far away."
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        },
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        }
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "audio": "en-us-telephone.ogg",
      "tags": [
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    }
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    },
    {
      "form": "telephoned",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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      "form": "telephoning",
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    {
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        {
          "text": "I telephoned my friend yesterday."
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "call"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-telephone.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "telephone"
}

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