radio

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈreɪdiˌəʊ/, SAMPA: /"reIdi%@U/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈreɪdiˌoʊ/, SAMPA: /"reIdi%oU/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular radio

Plural radios

A radio

1. (countable) A radio is piece of electronic equipment that sends or receives signals though the air and plays voice, music, or other sounds.

   I used to carry a small radio, but now I have an MP3 player.

   When I'm in the car, I usually listen to the radio.

   The news will be on the radio in about five minutes.

   CBC 99.1 FM is my favorite radio station.

   The pilot tried to contact the airport over the radio.

Verb

Plain form radio

Third-person singular radios

Past tense radioed

Past participle radioed

Present participle radioing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you radio someone, you send a message to them using a radio.
2. (transitive & intransitive) If you radio a message, you send it to someone using a radio.

Related words

• radio wave
• radio controlled