word-vault/dist/data/cards/te/telephone.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "telephone",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a system for talking to somebody else over long distances, using wires or radio; a machine used for this",
            "sensetop": "over the telephoneby telephoneon the telephone",
            "labels": "(British English)(especially North American English)(North American English)(both British English)(especially North American English)(informal, especially North American English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The **telephone rang** and Pat answered it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need to **make a telephone call**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can reserve seats over the telephone.",
                    "contextForm": "over the telephone"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I get in touch by telephone?",
                    "contextForm": "by telephone"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They talk on the telephone much more often than they meet.",
                    "contextForm": "on the telephone"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spoke by telephone to the French President."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **telephone conversation/interview**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "telephone lines/services"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All letters should include an address and a daytime telephone number."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I use your telephone?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Excuse me, do you have a telephone?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hang on—I'll just get the telephone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was called to the telephone just as he was leaving."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is in telephone contact with headquarters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The charity has set up a 24-hour telephone helpline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The office telephones were all out of order."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The telephone was ringing furiously."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["public", "office", "cellular"],
                "verb + telephone": ["use", "be on", "have"],
                "telephone + verb": ["ring"],
                "telephone + noun": ["number", "book", "directory"],
                "preposition": [
                    "by telephone",
                    "on the telephone",
                    "over the telephone"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the part of the phone that you hold in your hand and speak into",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I picked up the telephone and called some people I knew."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She put down the telephone and burst into tears."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've been trying to phone him all day—he must have left his telephone off the hook."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["public", "office", "cellular"],
                "verb + telephone": ["use", "be on", "have"],
                "telephone + verb": ["ring"],
                "telephone + noun": ["number", "book", "directory"],
                "preposition": [
                    "by telephone",
                    "on the telephone",
                    "over the telephone"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be using the phone",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's on the telephone at the moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're wanted *(= somebody wants to speak to you)* on the telephone."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to have a phone in your home or place of work",
            "labels": "(British English, old-fashioned)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We were not on the telephone at the cottage."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtelɪfəʊn/",
                "audio": "te/telephone/telephone__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtelɪfəʊn/",
                "audio": "te/telephone/telephone__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}