dial

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdaɪəɫ/

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• Hyphenation: di‧al

Noun

Singular dial

Plural dials

1. (countable) A dial is a circular scale which a needle moves to show a measurement of something.

Verb

Plain form dial

Third-person singular dials

Past tense dialed

Past participle dialed

Present participle dialing

1. (transitive) To dial means to use a telephone to do a call.

   I picked up the phone to dial my boss.

Related words

• call