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Meaning of "speed-dial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPEED-DIAL

speed-dial  [ˈspiːddaɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPEED-DIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Speed-Dial is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb speed-dial in English.

WHAT DOES SPEED-DIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of speed-dial in the English dictionary

The definition of speed-dial in the dictionary is to call on a telephone by pressing a single button rather than by dialling the full number. Other definition of speed-dial is to call someone on a telephone by pressing a single button rather than by dialling the full number.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPEED-DIAL

PRESENT

Present
I speed-dial
you speed-dial
he/she/it speed-dials
we speed-dial
you speed-dial
they speed-dial
Present continuous
I am speed-dialing
you are speed-dialing
he/she/it is speed-dialing
we are speed-dialing
you are speed-dialing
they are speed-dialing
Present perfect
I have speed-dialed
you have speed-dialed
he/she/it has speed-dialed
we have speed-dialed
you have speed-dialed
they have speed-dialed
Present perfect continuous
I have been speed-dialing
you have been speed-dialing
he/she/it has been speed-dialing
we have been speed-dialing
you have been speed-dialing
they have been speed-dialing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I speed-dialed
you speed-dialed
he/she/it speed-dialed
we speed-dialed
you speed-dialed
they speed-dialed
Past continuous
I was speed-dialing
you were speed-dialing
he/she/it was speed-dialing
we were speed-dialing
you were speed-dialing
they were speed-dialing
Past perfect
I had speed-dialed
you had speed-dialed
he/she/it had speed-dialed
we had speed-dialed
you had speed-dialed
they had speed-dialed
Past perfect continuous
I had been speed-dialing
you had been speed-dialing
he/she/it had been speed-dialing
we had been speed-dialing
you had been speed-dialing
they had been speed-dialing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will speed-dial
you will speed-dial
he/she/it will speed-dial
we will speed-dial
you will speed-dial
they will speed-dial
Future continuous
I will be speed-dialing
you will be speed-dialing
he/she/it will be speed-dialing
we will be speed-dialing
you will be speed-dialing
they will be speed-dialing
Future perfect
I will have speed-dialed
you will have speed-dialed
he/she/it will have speed-dialed
we will have speed-dialed
you will have speed-dialed
they will have speed-dialed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been speed-dialing
you will have been speed-dialing
he/she/it will have been speed-dialing
we will have been speed-dialing
you will have been speed-dialing
they will have been speed-dialing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would speed-dial
you would speed-dial
he/she/it would speed-dial
we would speed-dial
you would speed-dial
they would speed-dial
Conditional continuous
I would be speed-dialing
you would be speed-dialing
he/she/it would be speed-dialing
we would be speed-dialing
you would be speed-dialing
they would be speed-dialing
Conditional perfect
I would have speed-dial
you would have speed-dial
he/she/it would have speed-dial
we would have speed-dial
you would have speed-dial
they would have speed-dial
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been speed-dialing
you would have been speed-dialing
he/she/it would have been speed-dialing
we would have been speed-dialing
you would have been speed-dialing
they would have been speed-dialing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you speed-dial
we let´s speed-dial
you speed-dial
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to speed-dial
Past participle
speed-dialed
Present Participle
speed-dialing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPEED-DIAL


denial
dɪˈnaɪəl
dial
ˈdaɪəl
diel
ˈdaɪəl
Lyell
ˈlaɪəl
misdial
ˈmɪsˌdaɪəl
mistrial
mɪsˈtraɪəl
myal
ˈmaɪəl
phial
ˈfaɪəl
pial
ˈpaɪəl
prial
praɪəl
redial
riːˈdaɪəl
retrial
riːˈtraɪəl
rial
ˈraɪəl
ryal
ˈraɪəl
sial
ˈsaɪəl
Slydial
ˈslaɪdaɪəl
sundial
ˈsʌnˌdaɪəl
trial
ˈtraɪəl
vial
ˈvaɪəl
viol
ˈvaɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPEED-DIAL

speed limit
speed merchant
speed networking
speed ramp
speed reading
speed restriction
speed skating
speed trap
speed up
speed zone
speed-up
speedball
speedboat
speeded along
speeded up
speeder
speedfreak
speedful
speedfully
speedier

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPEED-DIAL

chlamydial
clostridial
cordial
custodial
endocardial
epicardial
medial
mondial
myocardial
noncustodial
pericardial
postprandial
prandial
precordial
predial
primordial
radial
remedial
speed dial
ventromedial

Synonyms and antonyms of speed-dial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «speed-dial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPEED-DIAL

Find out the translation of speed-dial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of speed-dial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «speed-dial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 快速拨号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marcación rápida
570 millions of speakers

English

speed-dial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पीड डायल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطلب السريع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

быстрого набора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

discagem automática
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্রুত ডায়াল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

numérotation  abrégée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dail cepat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kurzwahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

短縮ダイヤル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단축 다이얼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nelpon cepet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tốc độ liên lạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேக டயல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शीघ्र डायल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hızlı arama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

selezione veloce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szybkiego wybierania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

швидкого набору
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apelare rapidă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

speed- dial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spoed - inbel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snabbvals
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

speed- dial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of speed-dial

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEED-DIAL»

The term «speed-dial» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.526 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEED-DIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «speed-dial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «speed-dial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about speed-dial

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEED-DIAL»

Discover the use of speed-dial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to speed-dial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Droid Bionic For Dummies
The feature is speed dial. To set it up on your Droid Bionic, follow these steps: 2. Ensure that the Dialer tab is selected and you see the dialpad on the screen. 3. Press the Menu soft button. 4. Choose Speed Dial Setup. The first speed-dial ...
Dan Gookin, 2011
2
Preschool Assessment: Principles and Practices
An abridged (10- item) version (Speed DIAL) also available. Both forms available in English and Spanish. Scores Raw scores, scaled scores, percentile ranks. Parent questionnaires scored separately. Age group 3-0 to 6-11 years. Time Full  ...
Marla R. Brassard, Ann E. Boehm, 2008
3
iPhone Hacks: Pushing the iPhone and iPod touch Beyond Their ...
Figure 6-2 forwarding all missed calls to check the status of redirection (figure 6-3 ), enter: *#61# # 6.01 # 6.02 6.02: HACK add Speed Dial with custom Icons. 157 chapter 06 - Use GsM Codes to ConfiGUre Phone featUres HACK.
David Jurick, Adam Stolarz, Damien Stolarz, 2009
4
Now You Know Palm Centro
Create. a. speed. dial. (GSM carriers: AT&T, unlocked GSM) Assigning Quick Keys in Step 4: remember there are only so many keys, but you can have 70 favorites. Create a bookmark Save a web page for future viewing. Speed dial vs. favorite ...
Patrick Ames, 2009
5
Cisco CallManager Fundamentals: A Cisco AVVID Solution
Users can press a speakerphone button to place and answer calls without using the handset. Cisco IP Phone 7910 uses the Speaker and Mute button combination to provide hands-free dialing only. Speed Dial Speed dial allows a user to dial ...
John Alexander, Anne Smith, 2001
6
Outlook 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
If you get used to your new “phone butler,” you might want to make it even more convenient to have Outlook dial for you by setting up a speed-dial list: 1. Open the New Call dialog box. You can do that in several ways, but the simplest is to ...
Jennifer Fulton, Karen S. Fredricks, 2011
7
Droid 3 For Dummies
The feature is speed dial. To set it up on your Droid 3, follow these steps: 1. 2. At the Home screen, touch the Dialer app icon to start that app. Ensure that the Dialer tab is selected and you see the dialpad on the screen. 3. Press the Menu soft ...
Dan Gookin, 2011
8
BlackBerry Storm2 Made Simple: Written for the Storm 9500 ...
Set Up Speed Dial from Contacts Icon Tap the Green Phone key, choose the Contacts icon, and start entering a contact name or number. When you see the contact listed, scroll to it and press and click it. You will see whatever contact ...
Gary Mazo, Martin Trautschold, 2010
9
BlackBerry Hacks: Tips & Tools for Your Mobile Office
Confirmation screen when adding a speed dial key View Speed Dial Assignments To view all of your speed dial assignments, open the Phone and click the trackwheel. A menu appears; select View Speed Dial List from this menu , and the ...
Dave Mabe, 2005
10
Palm Pre: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual
You can only have 26 speed-dial numbers, one for each letter ofthe alphabet. If you run out, congratulations on having so many friends! You can always reassign a key if you start calling someone else more than the person that key is ...
Ed Baig, 2009

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEED-DIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term speed-dial is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inside millionaire lairs: The £12m pad with Harrods staff on speed
Inside millionaire lairs: The £12m pad with Harrods staff on speed-dial 24/7. Step inside the latest addition to the luxury London property scene - where the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
BlackBerry Quick Tip: How to Customize Speed Dial in BlackBerry 6 …
CIO.com's mobile watcher Al Sacco explains how to create custom speed-dial lists using RIM's BlackBerry OS 6, so BlackBerry smartphone users need only ... «CIO, Jan 11»
3
Add photo speed-dial icons to your iPhone Home screen
Over the years I've seen various hacks and apps that let you add speed-dial icons to your iPhone's Home screen. But not many of them let you customize those ... «CNET, Oct 10»

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