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tel·e·graph

(tĕl′ĭ-grăf′)
n.
1. A communications system that transmits and receives simple unmodulated electric impulses, especially one in which the transmission and reception stations are directly connected by wires.
2. A message transmitted by telegraph; a telegram.
v. tel·e·graphed, tel·e·graph·ing, tel·e·graphs
v.tr.
1. To transmit (a message) by telegraph.
2. To send or convey a message to (a recipient) by telegraph.
3.
a. To make known (a feeling or an attitude, for example) by nonverbal means: telegraphed her derision with a smirk.
b. To make known (an intended action, for example) in advance or unintentionally: By massing troops on the border, the enemy telegraphed its intended invasion to the target country.
v.intr.
To send or transmit a telegram.

te·leg′ra·pher (tə-lĕg′rə-fər), te·leg′ra·phist (-fĭst) n.
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telegraph

(ˈtɛlɪˌɡræf; -ˌɡrɑːf)
n
1. (Telecommunications)
a. a device, system, or process by which information can be transmitted over a distance, esp using radio signals or coded electrical signals sent along a transmission line connected to a transmitting and a receiving instrument
b. (as modifier): telegraph pole.
2. (Telecommunications) a message transmitted by such a device, system, or process; telegram
vb
3. (Telecommunications) to send a telegram to (a person or place); wire
4. (Telecommunications) (tr) to transmit or send by telegraph
5. (Boxing) (tr) boxing informal to prepare to deliver (a punch) so obviously that one's opponent has ample time to avoid it
6. (tr) to give advance notice of (anything), esp unintentionally
7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) informal Canadian to cast (votes) illegally by impersonating registered voters
telegraphist, teˈlegrapher n
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tel•e•graph

(ˈtɛl ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)

n.
1. a system or apparatus for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, esp. between two electric devices connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel.
v.t.
2. to transmit (a message) by telegraph.
3. to send a message to (a person) by telegraph.
4. to divulge unwittingly (one's intention, next offensive move, etc.), as to an opponent or to an audience.
v.i.
5. to send a message by telegraph.
[< French télégraphe (1792) a kind of manual signaling device; see tele-1, -graph]
te•leg•ra•pher (təˈlɛg rə fər) ; esp. Brit., te•leg′ra•phist, n.
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tel·e·graph

(tĕl′ĭ-grăf′)
A communications system in which a message in the form of electric impulses is sent, either by wire or radio, to a receiving station.
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telegraph


Past participle: telegraphed
Gerund: telegraphing

Imperative
telegraph
telegraph
Present
I telegraph
you telegraph
he/she/it telegraphs
we telegraph
you telegraph
they telegraph
Preterite
I telegraphed
you telegraphed
he/she/it telegraphed
we telegraphed
you telegraphed
they telegraphed
Present Continuous
I am telegraphing
you are telegraphing
he/she/it is telegraphing
we are telegraphing
you are telegraphing
they are telegraphing
Present Perfect
I have telegraphed
you have telegraphed
he/she/it has telegraphed
we have telegraphed
you have telegraphed
they have telegraphed
Past Continuous
I was telegraphing
you were telegraphing
he/she/it was telegraphing
we were telegraphing
you were telegraphing
they were telegraphing
Past Perfect
I had telegraphed
you had telegraphed
he/she/it had telegraphed
we had telegraphed
you had telegraphed
they had telegraphed
Future
I will telegraph
you will telegraph
he/she/it will telegraph
we will telegraph
you will telegraph
they will telegraph
Future Perfect
I will have telegraphed
you will have telegraphed
he/she/it will have telegraphed
we will have telegraphed
you will have telegraphed
they will have telegraphed
Future Continuous
I will be telegraphing
you will be telegraphing
he/she/it will be telegraphing
we will be telegraphing
you will be telegraphing
they will be telegraphing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been telegraphing
you have been telegraphing
he/she/it has been telegraphing
we have been telegraphing
you have been telegraphing
they have been telegraphing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been telegraphing
you will have been telegraphing
he/she/it will have been telegraphing
we will have been telegraphing
you will have been telegraphing
they will have been telegraphing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been telegraphing
you had been telegraphing
he/she/it had been telegraphing
we had been telegraphing
you had been telegraphing
they had been telegraphing
Conditional
I would telegraph
you would telegraph
he/she/it would telegraph
we would telegraph
you would telegraph
they would telegraph
Past Conditional
I would have telegraphed
you would have telegraphed
he/she/it would have telegraphed
we would have telegraphed
you would have telegraphed
they would have telegraphed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:telegraph - apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)]telegraph - apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function
Verb 1. telegraph - send cables, wires, or telegrams
telegraphy - communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail
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telegraph

verb cable, wire (informal), transmit, telex, send He telegraphed me an urgent message.
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Translations
تِلغراف: نِظام إرْسال البَرقِيّاتمِبْرَقَه، جِهاز إرْسال البَرْقِيّاتيُبْرِق، يُرْسِلُ بَرْقِيَّةًيُرْسِلُ بَرْقِيَّةً
telegraftelegrafovat
telegraftelegrafere
távírótávírókészülék
ritsímisenda símskeytisenda um ritsíma
nusiųsti telegrafupranešti telegrafutelegrafastelegrafavimastelegrafija
telegrafēttelegrafēt, sūtīt pa telegrāfutelegrāfs
telgraf telgraf çekmektelgrafla bildirmek

telegraph

[ˈtelɪgrɑːf]
A. N (= message) → telegrama m; (= apparatus) → aparato m telegráfico
B. VT, VItelegrafiar
C. CPD telegraph pole, telegraph post Nposte m telegráfico
telegraph wire Nhilo m telegráfico
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telegraph

[ˈtɛligrɑːf]
ntélégraphe m
vttélégraphier
to telegraph sth to sb → télégraphier qch à qn
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telegraph

n
(= apparatus)Telegraf m
(= message)Telegramm nt
vttelegrafisch übermitteln ; message alsotelegrafieren ; persontelegrafieren (+dat); (fig) one’s intentions, plans etcoffenlegen

telegraph

:
telegraph pole
n (Brit) → Telegrafenmast mor -stange f
telegraph wire
nTelegrafendraht mor -leitung f; (under ground) → Telegrafenkabel nt
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telegraph

[ˈtɛlɪˌgrɑːf]
1. n (apparatus) → telegrafo ; (message) → telegramma m
by telegraph → via telegrafo
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telegraph

(ˈteligraːf) noun
1. a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio. Send it by telegraph. telegraaf تِلغراف: نِظام إرْسال البَرقِيّات телеграф telégrafo telegraf der Telegraph telegraf τηλέγραφος telégrafo telegraaf تلگراف sähkötys télégraphe טֶלֶגרָף तार यंत्र telegraf távíró telegrap ritsími telegrafo 電信 전심 시스템 telegrafas telegrāfs telegraf telegraaf telegraf telegraf telégrafo telegraf телеграф telegraf telegraf telegraf telegraf, telegram ระบบการส่งโทรเลข telgraf 電報機 телеграф پيغام رساني کا ايک نظام، تار điện báo 电报机
2. an instrument for this. Send the message on the telegraph. telegraaf مِبْرَقَه، جِهاز إرْسال البَرْقِيّات телеграф telégrafo telegraf der Telegraph telegraf τηλέγραφος telégrafo telegraaf دستگاه تلگراف lennätin télégraphe מַכשִׁיר טֶלֶגרָף तारयंत्र telegraf távíró(készülék) pesawat telegrap ritsími telegrafo 電信機 전신 기계 telegrafas telegrāfs telegraf telegraaf telegraf telegraf telégrafo telegraf телеграф telegraf brzojav telegraf telegraf เครื่องส่งโทรเลข telgraf 信號機 телеграф پيغام رساني کا آلہ máy điện báo 信号机
verb
1. to send by telegraph. He telegraphed the time of his arrival. telegrafeer يُبْرِق، يُرْسِلُ بَرْقِيَّةً телеграфирам telegrafar telegrafovat telegraphieren telegrafere τηλεγραφώ telegrafiar telegrammi saatma تلگراف زدن sähköttää télégraphier לִשלוֹחַ טֶלֶגרָף तार से समाचार भेज telegrafirati, poslati telegrafom megtáviratoz mengirim telegram senda um ritsíma telegrafare 電報を打つ 전신을 보내다 nusiųsti telegrafu telegrafēt, sūtīt pa telegrāfu menghantar sst melalui telegraf telegraferen sende telegram, telegrafere przetelegrafować telegrafar a telegrafia передавать по телеграфу telegrafovať brzojaviti poslati telegrafom telegrafera ส่งโทรเลข telgraf çekmek 打電報 телеграфувати ٹيلي گراف کے ذريعہ ارسال کرنا gửi điện báo 打电报
2. to inform by telegraph. He telegraphed us to say when he would arrive. telegrafeer يُرْسِلُ بَرْقِيَّةً телеграфирам telegrafar telegrafovat telegraphieren sende et telegram τηλεγραφώ telegrafiar telegrammiga teatama با تلگراف خبر دادن sähköttää télégraphier לְהוֹדִיע בְּטֶלֶגרָף तार करना, तार भेजना, तार से सूचित करना telegrafirati, brzojaviti táviratozik menelegram senda símskeyti telegrafare 電報で知らせる 전신으로 통보하다 telegrafuoti, pranešti telegrafu telegrafēt memaklumkan melalui telegraf telegraferen telegrafere zatelegrafować telegrafar a telegrafia телеграфировать telegrafovať brzojaviti obavestiti telegrafom telegrafera till แจ้งข่าวทางโทรเลข telgrafla bildirmek 用電報通知 телеграфувати ٹيلي گراف کے ذريعہ اطلاع کرنا gửi chỉ thị bằng điện báo 用电报通知
teˈlegrapher (-ˈle-) , teˈlegraphist (-ˈle-) nouns
a person who operates a telegraph. telegrafis عامِل التِّلغراف телеграфист telegrafista telegrafista der/die Telegraphist(in) telegrafist τηλεγραφητής telegrafista telegrafist تلگراف چی sähköttäjä télégraphiste מַפעִיל טֶלֶגרָף तार यांत्रिक telegrafist távirdász operator telegrap símritari, loftskeytamaður telegrafista 電信係 전신 기사 telegrafistas telegrāfists penghantar telegram telegrafist telegrafist telegrafista telegrafista telegrafist телеграфист telegrafista telegrafist telegrafist telegrafist ผู้ส่งโทรเลข telgraf operatörü 報務員 телеграфіст ٹيلي گراف آپريٹر nhân viên điện báo 报务员
teˈlegraphy (-ˈle-) noun
the process, science or skill of sending messages by telegraph. telegrafie إبْراق، إرْسال البَرْقِيّات телеграфия telegrafia telegrafie die Telegraphie telegrafi τηλεγραφία telegrafía telegraafia فن و دانش کاربرد دستگاه تلگراف sähkötys télégraphie טֶכנוֹלוֹגיַת הַטֶלֶגרָף तार संचार telegrafija távírás telegrafi símritun telegrafia 電信 전신(술) telegrafija, telegrafavimas telegrāfija telegrafi telegrafie telegrafering; telegrafi telegrafia telegrafia tele­grafie телеграфия telegrafia telegrafija telegrafija telegrafi เทคนิคการส่งโทรเลข telgraf sistemi 電報(術,學) телеграфія ٹيلي گراف سے پيغام رساني کا فن، يا عمل thuật điện báo 电报(术,学)
ˌteleˈgraphic (-ˈgrӕ-) adjective
telegrafies بَرْقي، تلغرافي телеграфски telegráfico telegrafický telegraphisch telegrafisk τηλεγραφικός telegráfico telegraafiline تلگرافی lennätin- télégraphique טֶלֶגרָפִי तार का, तार योग्य telegrafski távirati telegrafis ritsíma- telegrafico 電信の 전신가의, 전신의, (문장이) 간결한 telegrafinis telegrāfisks telegraf telegrafisch telegrafisk telegraficzny telegráfico telegrafic телеграфный telegrafický brzojaven telegrafski telegrafisk เกี่ยวกับเครื่องหรือระบบส่งโทรเลข telgrafla ilgili 電報的 телеграфний ٹيلي گرافي سے متعلق thuộc điện báo 电报的
telegraph pole
a high, wooden pole which supports telegraph wires. telegraafpaal عَمود تلغراف телеграфен стълб poste telegráfico telegrafní sloup der Telegraphenmast telefonpæl τηλεγραφικός στύλος poste telegráfico telefonipost تیر نگهدارنده سیم های تلگراف sähköpylväs poteau télégraphique עמוד טֶלֶגרָף तार प्रेषण खम्भा telegrafski stup sürgönypózna tiang telegrap símastaur palo del telegrafo 電柱 전신주 telegrafo stulpas telegrāfa stabs tiang telegraf telegraafpaal telefonstolpe słup telegraficzny poste telegráfico stâlp de telegraf телеграфный столб telegrafný stĺp brzojavni drog telegrafski stub telegraf- telefonstolpe เสาโทรเลข telgraf direği 電線杆 телеграфний стовп ٹيلي گراف کا کھمبا cột đỡ dây điện báo 电线杆
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