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Radio Interview Broadcast Listen Hear Programmes Noun Bre

Word radio
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈreɪdiəʊ / NAmE / ˈreɪdioʊ /
Example
  • the interview was broadcast on radio and television.
  • the play was written specially for radio.
  • i listen to the radio on the way to work.
  • did you hear the interview with him on the radio?
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radio

(noun)BrE / ˈreɪdiəʊ / NAmE / ˈreɪdioʊ /
  1. the activity of broadcasting programmes for people to listen to; the programmes that are broadcast
    • The interview was broadcast on radio and television.
    • The play was written specially for radio.
    • I listen to the radio on the way to work.
    • Did you hear the interview with him on the radio?
    • local/national radio
    • a radio programme/station
  2. a piece of equipment used for listening to programmes that are broadcast to the public
    • see also clock radio
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/clock-radio
    • to turn the radio on/off
    • a car radio
  3. the process of sending and receiving messages through the air using electromagnetic waves
    • He was unable to contact Blake by radio.
    • to keep in radio contact
    • radio signals/waves
  4. a piece of equipment, for example on ships or planes, for sending and receiving radio signals
    • to hear a gale warning on/over the ship’s radio

    Extra Examples

    • According to my clock radio it was 3.30 in the morning.
    • He drove along with his windows open and the radio blaring out.
    • He was singing along with the car radio.
    • His radio is permanently tuned to Radio 1.
    • It was fascinating to listen to the radio chatter from the ships.
    • The distress call was picked up by a young radio ham.
    • The message was sent by radio.
    • The radio announced that the president had been assassinated.
    • The song is currently getting heavy radio airplay.
    • The troops maintained a strict radio silence while they moved into position.
    • There were calls for cab radios to link train drivers and signal boxes.
    • We were listening to a show on the radio.
    • the largest radio broadcaster in the US

    Word Origin

    • early 20th cent.: abbreviation of radio-telephony.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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