telephone

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/ or /ˈ tɛl.əˌfəʊn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/

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• Hyphenation: tel‧e‧phone

Noun

Singular telephone

Plural telephones

1. (countable) A machine used to talk to someone who is far away.
   • Synonyms: phone and mobile

   I need to find a telephone so I can tell my mother where I am.

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Verb

Plain form telephone

Third-person singular telephones

Past tense telephoned

Past participle telephoned

Present participle telephoning

1. If you telephone someone, you use a telephone to talk to them.
   • Synonym: call

   I telephoned my friend yesterday.