telephone in Swahili
telephone in Swahili is piga simu — telephone means a device for speaking to someone at a distance by sending your voice as signals over a network; a phone.
telephone in Swahili
piga simu
(transitive) to (attempt to) contact (someone) using a telephone; (intransitive) to (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone
What does "telephone" mean?
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noun A device for speaking to someone at a distance by sending your voice as signals over a network; a phone.
"The telephone rang just as we sat down to eat."
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noun The system of communication that uses these devices.
"They settled the details by telephone."
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verb To call someone or pass on information using a phone.
"She telephoned her mother the moment she landed."
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telephone in a sentence
- The telephone rang just as we sat down to eat.
- Grandad still keeps an old telephone with a dial on the hall table.
- They settled the details by telephone.
- Before email, most businesses relied on the telephone and the post.
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What is "telephone" in Swahili?
"telephone" in Swahili is piga simu. telephone means: A device for speaking to someone at a distance by sending your voice as signals over a network; a phone.
How do you use "telephone" in a sentence?
Example: "The telephone rang just as we sat down to eat." In Swahili, "telephone" is piga simu.
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