telefonieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
• phone noun A device used to talk to someone over a distance, especially a mobile device that also runs apps.
• telephone verb To call someone or pass on information using a phone.

Senses

telefonieren is used for these senses in English:

• call (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
• phone (ambitransitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.
• telephone (ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.

call — full definition

1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

phone — full definition

1. noun A device used to talk to someone over a distance, especially a mobile device that also runs apps.
2. verb To call someone using a telephone.

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