intercom
/ˈɪntəkɒm/noun
उच्चारण इन्टकॉम
इंटरकॉम
Basic word
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a system of communication by telephone or radio inside an office, plane
इंटरकॉम
- call on the intercom
- The receptionist called me on the intercom.
- Please speak into the intercom to open the gate.
+ 1 more example
- There is an intercom in every classroom.
Synonyms speaker system internal phone
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
over / on the intercom
Use over or on for the system through which an announcement is made.
जिस प्रणाली से घोषणा की जाती है, उसके लिए 'over' या 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The principal spoke over the intercom.
- A voice on the intercom asked us to wait.
press / use the intercom
Typical verbs are press, use, buzz and speak into.
आम क्रियाएँ press, use, buzz और speak into हैं।
- Press the button and speak into the intercom.
intercom + noun
It forms compounds such as intercom system, intercom call and door intercom.
इससे intercom system, intercom call और door intercom जैसे compounds बनते हैं।
- The apartment has an intercom system at the gate.
intercom vs loudspeaker
An intercom connects two places for conversation; a loudspeaker broadcasts to many people.
Intercom दो स्थानों को बातचीत के लिए जोड़ता है; loudspeaker बहुत लोगों तक आवाज़ पहुँचाता है।
- The guard used the intercom to ask who was at the gate.
intercom as a one-way or two-way system
Many school intercoms are one-way for announcements; apartment ones are two-way.
कई स्कूल intercom घोषणाओं के लिए एकतरफ़ा होते हैं; अपार्टमेंट वाले दोतरफ़ा।
- The flat's intercom lets residents speak to the gate.
+Collocations 5
verb + intercom
pressuseanswerspeak intobuzz
- She buzzed the intercom twice.
preposition + intercom
over theon thethrough thevia the
- The announcement came over the intercom.
intercom + noun
systemcallbuttonlinenumber
- Dial the intercom number to reach reception.
type + intercom
doorvideoofficehospitalschool
- The video intercom shows who is at the door.
intercom + noun
speakerhandsetpanelbuzzer
- The intercom speaker was too faint to hear.
“More examples 8
- Radhika called the reception desk on the intercom.
राधिका ने intercom पर reception desk को फ़ोन किया।
- The gatekeeper asked the visitor's name through the intercom.
गेटकीपर ने intercom से आगंतुक का नाम पूछा।
- The hotel manager's voice crackled over the intercom.
होटल मैनेजर की आवाज़ intercom पर खरखराई।
- All rooms in the hospital are linked by intercom.
अस्पताल के सभी कमरे intercom से जुड़े हैं।
- The teacher pressed the intercom button to call the office.
शिक्षक ने दफ़्तर को बुलाने के लिए intercom का बटन दबाया।
- Radhika spoke to the security guard on the intercom.
राधिका ने intercom पर सुरक्षा गार्ड से बात की।
- The office intercom was out of order, so the peon came to call us.
दफ़्तर का intercom ख़राब था, इसलिए चपरासी हमें बुलाने आया।
- Visitors must announce themselves on the intercom before the gate opens.
आगंतुकों को फाटक खुलने से पहले intercom पर अपना परिचय देना होगा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He spoke in the intercom.
✓ He spoke over the intercom.
Use over, on or through the intercom, not in.
'Over', 'on' या 'through the intercom' लिखें, 'in' नहीं।
✗ The intercom are not working.
✓ The intercom is not working.
Intercom is singular, so it takes is.
'Intercom' एकवचन है, इसलिए 'is' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
speaker system internal phone
§Grammar and usage
Usage: intercom is short for intercommunication system.
प्रयोग में intercom, intercommunication system का संक्षिप्त रूप है।