radio
verb/ˈreɪdiəʊ/
/ˈreɪdiəʊ/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they radio | /ˈreɪdiəʊ/ /ˈreɪdiəʊ/ |
| he / she / it radioes | /ˈreɪdiəʊz/ /ˈreɪdiəʊz/ |
| past simple radioed | /ˈreɪdiəʊd/ /ˈreɪdiəʊd/ |
| past participle radioed | /ˈreɪdiəʊd/ /ˈreɪdiəʊd/ |
| -ing form radioing | /ˈreɪdiəʊɪŋ/ /ˈreɪdiəʊɪŋ/ |
- to send a message to somebody by radio
- radio for something The police officer radioed for help.
- radio something to somebody/something The warning was radioed to headquarters.
- radio that… The pilot radioed that he could not land because of strong winds.
Word Originearly 20th cent.: abbreviation of radio-telephony.
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