answerphone
/ˈɑːnsəfəʊn/noun
उच्चारण आर्न्सफ़ोन
उत्तर-मशीन, जवाब देने वाली टेलीफ़ोन मशीन, आंसरफ़ोन
Core word
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a machine connected to a telephone that records messages when no one can answer the call
उत्तर-मशीन, जवाब देने वाली टेलीफ़ोन मशीन, आंसरफ़ोन
- I left a message on her answerphone.
- Our answerphone clicks on after four rings.
- The call went straight to answerphone.
+ 2 more examples
- I leave my answerphone on when I go out.
- Please call back; I heard your message on the answerphone.
Synonyms answering machine
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[C]
a recorded message or voicemail service on a phone
रिकॉर्ड किया हुआ संदेश, वॉइसमेल
- Please leave your name and number on the answerphone.
- Leave a short message on the answerphone and we will call you back.
- The answerphone said that the office would reopen on Monday.
+ 1 more example
- Her answerphone greeting is funny.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
answerphone as a countable noun
It is a countable noun for the machine or voicemail service; the American word is 'answering machine'.
यह मशीन या voicemail सेवा के लिए countable noun है; अमेरिकी शब्द 'answering machine' है।
- The call went to the answerphone.
- We bought a new answerphone for the shop.
on the answerphone / leave a message on the answerphone
The message is left 'on' the answerphone, and the person calling 'leaves' it.
संदेश answerphone 'पर' छोड़ा जाता है, और फ़ोन करने वाला व्यक्ति उसे 'leave' करता है।
- Please leave a message on the answerphone.
- I heard her voice on the answerphone.
get / switch on / check the answerphone
You switch the machine on, and you check, play back or listen to its messages.
मशीन को switch on किया जाता है, और उसके संदेशों को check, play back या listen to किया जाता है।
- Radhika checked the answerphone as soon as she got home.
answerphone vs voicemail
Answerphone is the British word for the machine, while voicemail is the service provided by the phone company.
Answerphone मशीन के लिए ब्रिटिश शब्द है, जबकि voicemail फ़ोन कंपनी द्वारा दी गई सेवा है।
- Check your voicemail if the answerphone is not working.
+Collocations 5
verb + answerphone
leave a message oncheckswitch onlisten toget the
- He left a long message on the answerphone.
answerphone + noun
messagegreetingtapeservice
- Her answerphone message was polite and short.
adjective + answerphone
olddigitalautomaticfull
- The answerphone was full and could not take any more messages.
answerphone + preposition
on the answerphoneto the answerphonethrough the answerphone
- My call went straight to the answerphone.
answerphone + setting
switch offturn onresetrecord a greeting
- Radhika recorded a new greeting for the answerphone.
“More examples 7
- Radhika left her new number on her friend's answerphone.
राधिका ने अपनी सहेली के answerphone पर अपना नया नंबर छोड़ दिया।
- The doctor's clinic has an answerphone for calls after hours.
डॉक्टर के क्लिनिक में समय के बाद आने वाले फ़ोनों के लिए answerphone है।
- Please speak after the beep when the answerphone starts.
answerphone शुरू होने पर कृपया बीप के बाद बोलें।
- He listened to the old messages on the answerphone one by one.
उसने answerphone के पुराने संदेश एक-एक करके सुने।
- The shop's answerphone says it opens at ten o'clock.
दुकान का answerphone बताता है कि वह दस बजे खुलती है।
- The school office has an answerphone that gives the exam timings.
स्कूल कार्यालय के answerphone पर परीक्षा का समय बताया जाता है।
- She heard three messages on the answerphone after returning from the trip.
यात्रा से लौटने के बाद उसने answerphone पर तीन संदेश सुने।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I left a message in the answerphone.
✓ I left a message on the answerphone.
Messages are left 'on' the answerphone, not 'in' it.
संदेश answerphone 'पर' छोड़े जाते हैं, उसके 'अंदर' नहीं; इसलिए 'on' लगता है।
AaSpelling
an·swer·phone
§Grammar and usage
British and American: answerphone is British English; American English says answering machine.
British and American: answerphone British English का शब्द है; American English में answering machine कहते हैं।