telephone

noun/ˈtelɪfəʊn/CEFR A1

টেলিফোন (দূরালাপনী)

Meaning

A device used to speak with someone over a distance.

Example sentences

  • The telephone rang twice and then stopped.টেলিফোনটা দুবার বাজল, তারপর থেমে গেল।
  • Answer the telephone, please.দয়া করে টেলিফোনটা ধরো।

A common mistake

I telephoned to him yesterday.I telephoned him yesterday.

telephone ও phone সরাসরি কর্ম নেয়, to লাগে না। 'talk to him' লিখলে অবশ্য to লাগে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: phone

Similar words, and what each means

  • phone

    ফোন, দূরালাপনী

    A device used to talk to somebody who is far away.

telephone” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Around it sit six more, and most of them are about the telephone, where Bangla ফোন দেওয়া happens to match English “give someone a call” exactly.

    Phrasal Verbs with Call
  • A telephone line carries a narrow band of sound and throws away the highest frequencies — and the highest frequencies are exactly where /s/, /f/ and the th sounds live.

    How to Understand Phone Conversations in English
  • An intercom connects points inside one building or its gate; a call to another city needs a telephone line.

    intercom — dictionary

Where this word is used

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  1. “telephone” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • ক্রোসাঁ, অর্ধচন্দ্রাকার মাখনযুক্ত ফরাসি পেস্ট্রি
    • টেলিফোন (দূরালাপনী)
    • বোর্ড মোছার ডাস্টার
    • ঠোঁটে মাখার রং, লিপস্টিক
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    টেলিফোন (দূরালাপনী)telephone (noun) — টেলিফোন (দূরালাপনী). A device used to speak with someone over a distance.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “telephone”?

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    • phone
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    phonephone — ফোন, দূরালাপনী. A device used to talk to somebody who is far away.

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