(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Radio is the broadcasting of programmes for the public to listen to, by sending out signals from a transmitter.
The announcement was broadcast on ~ and television.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
2.
You can refer to the programmes broadcast by ~ stations as the ~.
A lot of people tend to listen to the ~ in the mornings...
N-SING: the N
3.
A ~ is the piece of equipment that you use in order to listen to ~ programmes.
He sat down in the armchair and turned on the ~.
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4.
Radio is a system of sending sound over a distance by transmitting electrical signals.
They are in twice daily ~ contact with the rebel leader.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
5.
A ~ is a piece of equipment that is used for sending and receiving messages.
...the young constable who managed to raise the alarm on his ~...
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6.
If you ~ someone, you send a message to them by ~.
The officer ~ed for advice...
A few minutes after take-off, the pilot ~ed that a fire had broken out.
VERB: V adv/prep, V that, also V n, V