TELEPHONE


Meaning of TELEPHONE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -phoned ; -phon · ing

Date: 1877

transitive verb

1 : to speak to or attempt to reach by telephone

2 : to send by telephone

intransitive verb : to communicate by telephone

– tele · phon · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.