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Detailed Synonyms for telephone in English

telephone:

telephone [the ~] noun

  1. the telephone
    the telephone; the phone; the handset; the receiver
  2. the telephone
    the telephone
  3. the telephone
    – electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds 1
    the telephone; the phone; the telephone set
    – electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds 1
  4. the telephone
    – transmitting speech at a distance 1
    the telephone; the telephony
    – transmitting speech at a distance 1

to telephone verb (telephones, telephoned, telephoning)

  1. to telephone
    to phone; to make a call; to telephone; to call up; to phone someone; to ring up; to give a ring
    • phone verb (phones, phoned, phoning)
    • make a call verb (makes a call, made a call, making a call)
    • telephone verb (telephones, telephoned, telephoning)
    • call up verb (calls up, called up, calling up)
    • phone someone verb (phones someone, phoned someone, phoning someone)
    • ring up verb (rings up, rang up, ring up)
    • give a ring verb (gives a ring, gave a ring, giving a ring)
    to ring
    – get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone 1
    • ring verb (rings, rang, ringing)
  2. to telephone
    to sound; to call; to make a call; to phone; to call up; to phone someone; to give a ring; to telephone; to ring up
    • sound verb (sounds, sounded, sounding)
    • call verb (calls, called, calling)
    • make a call verb (makes a call, made a call, making a call)
    • phone verb (phones, phoned, phoning)
    • call up verb (calls up, called up, calling up)
    • phone someone verb (phones someone, phoned someone, phoning someone)
    • give a ring verb (gives a ring, gave a ring, giving a ring)
    • telephone verb (telephones, telephoned, telephoning)
    • ring up verb (rings up, rang up, ring up)
    to ring
    – get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone 1
    • ring verb (rings, rang, ringing)
  3. to telephone
    – get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone 1
    to call; to ring; to telephone; to phone; to call up
    – get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone 1
    • call verb (calls, called, calling)
      • I tried to call you all night1
      • Take two aspirin and call me in the morning1
    • ring verb (rings, rang, ringing)
    • telephone verb (telephones, telephoned, telephoning)
    • phone verb (phones, phoned, phoning)
    • call up verb (calls up, called up, calling up)

Conjugations for telephone:

present
  1. telephone
  2. telephone
  3. telephones
  4. telephone
  5. telephone
  6. telephone
simple past
  1. telephoned
  2. telephoned
  3. telephoned
  4. telephoned
  5. telephoned
  6. telephoned
present perfect
  1. have telephoned
  2. have telephoned
  3. has telephoned
  4. have telephoned
  5. have telephoned
  6. have telephoned
past continuous
  1. was telephoning
  2. were telephoning
  3. was telephoning
  4. were telephoning
  5. were telephoning
  6. were telephoning
future
  1. shall telephone
  2. will telephone
  3. will telephone
  4. shall telephone
  5. will telephone
  6. will telephone
continuous present
  1. am telephoning
  2. are telephoning
  3. is telephoning
  4. are telephoning
  5. are telephoning
  6. are telephoning
subjunctive
  1. be telephoned
  2. be telephoned
  3. be telephoned
  4. be telephoned
  5. be telephoned
  6. be telephoned
diverse
  1. telephone!
  2. let's telephone!
  3. telephoned
  4. telephoning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "telephone":

  1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds1
    • I talked to him on the telephone1
  2. transmitting speech at a distance1
  3. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone1

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