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[ count, noncount ] ( plural tech - nol - o - gies )

knowing about science and about how things work, and using this to build and make things science and technology

recent developments in computer technology

ted .dy bear

/ tedi ber / noun [count] a toy for children that looks like a bear

te • di • ous / ' tidias / adjective

very long and not interesting a tedious speech

—SYNONYM boring

teen / tin / noun

[count]

a person who is between 13 and 19 years old ►teen adjective

He's been on the cover of several teen magazines.

teen • ag • er / ' tine^r / noun

[count]

a person who is between 13 and 19 years old

► teen • age / ' tineid3 / ( also teen . aged / ' tineid3d / )

adjective

comic books for teenage boys

teens / tinz / noun [ plural ]

the time when you are between the ages of 13 and 19 She is in her teens .

tee • pee / ' tipi / noun [ count ]

= tepee

teeth

plural of tooth

tel • e • phone Ф / 'tebfoun / noun

[count]

a piece of equipment that you use for talking to someone

who is in another place

What's your telephone number ?

Can I make a telephone call ?

The telephone's ringing — can you answer it?

—SYNONYM phone

on the telephone

using a telephone to speak to someone He's on the telephone with his wife.

tel • e • phone / ' telafoun /

( tel e - phones , tel - e - phon - ing , tel - e - phoned )

( formal )

to use a telephone to speak to someone I must telephone my parents.

—SYNONYM phone , call

tel • e • phone di • rec • to • ry

/ ' telafoun da_lrektari / noun [count]

( plural tel - e - phone di - rec to - ries )

( formal )

a book of people's names, addresses, and telephone numbers

-►SYNONYM phone book

tel • e • scope

/ ' telaskoup / noun [count]

a long, round piece of equipment with special glass inside it. You look through it to make things that are far away appear bigger.

tel • e • vise / ' telavaiz / verb ( tel e - vis - es , tel e - vis - ing , tel - e - vised )

to show something on television

All of the president's speeches are televised.

tel .e .vi .sion Ф / 'tebvi₃n/ noun

( abbreviation TV )

( also tel - e . vi - sion set / ' tebvrjn set / ) [count]

a piece of electrical equipment with a screen that shows

moving pictures with sound

Can you turn the television on , please?

[ noncount ] things that you watch on a television I watched television last night.

What's on TV ? a television program

[ noncount ] a way of sending pictures and sounds so that people can watch them on television

a television documentary cable TV Collocations Television watching

watch television/TV/a show/a program/a documentary/a repeat see a commercial/the news change/switch the channel turn on/turn off the television/the TV

showing

show a program/a documentary/a commercial/an episode

get low/high ratings appearing be on/appear on television/TV/a show/a talk show take part in a show/a game show do/make a show/a commercial/a documentary

tell Ф / tel/ verb ( tells , tell - ing , told / tould / has told )

1 to give information to someone by speaking or writing

told her my new address.

This book tells you how to make bread. He told me that he was tired.

to say what someone must do Our teacher told us to read this book.

to know, guess, or understand something

I can tell that she's been crying because her eyes are red. I can't tell the difference between James and his brother. They look exactly the same!