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CEFR B1+ · Verbs
dial (a number)
/daɪəl/ Headword: dial 📚 Module 1: The World Around Me (p.313-320)
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Synonyms & Antonyms
To dial a number means to press the buttons on a phone to make a call to that specific number. It's how you initiate a phone conversation with someone.
Synonyms
call
phone
ring
key in
Antonyms
None available
Translations
dial (a number) in your language
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عربي
يعني طلب رقم الضغط على الأزرار في الهاتف لإجراء مكالمة إلى ذلك الرقم المحدد.
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اردو
کسی نمبر کو ڈائل کرنے کا مطلب ہے فون پر بٹن دبا کر اس مخصوص نمبر پر کال کرنا۔
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हिंदी
किसी नंबर को डायल करने का मतलब है उस खास नंबर पर कॉल करने के लिए फोन पर बटन दबाना।
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中文
拨打号码意味着在电话上按下按钮以呼叫该特定号码。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
You press the numbers on a phone. This makes the phone call someone. It's how you start talking on the phone.
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Memory TipThink of an old 'dial' phone where you literally turned a dial to select numbers.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
She had to dial a number (press phone buttons) quickly to report the emergency.
Before you can talk to someone, you need to dial the number (make a call) correctly.
I forgot to dial the area code, so the call didn't go through when I tried to dial a number (input digits).
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