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on the telephone

on the tel·e·phone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee tel-uh-fohn]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee tel-uh-fohn]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn/

Definitions of on the telephone words

  • adverb on the telephone having a phone conversation 1
  • phrase on the telephone If you are on the telephone, you are speaking to someone by telephone. 0
  • phrase on the telephone To be on the telephone means to have a telephone in your house or office which is connected to the rest of the telephone system. 0
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Parts of speech for On the telephone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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on the telephone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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