Dial and Take

Dial

Dial verb - Choose by means of a dial.
Usage example: dial a telephone number
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Synonyms for Dial

Take and dial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Dial".

Nearby Words: dialed, dialled, dialing, dialling, dialler

Take

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

Dial and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Dial" with "Take", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

hand dial hand take hand
time dial time take time
way dial way take way
level dial level take level
Other words: home, damage.

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / The '90s Downloading an MP3 file on dial-up internet could take ages; nevertheless, early MP3 downloading sites and file-sharing emerged in the decade (see below).
  • Large Ham / Film Interestingly enough, his first take on the character was even hammier, and the director asked him to dial it down to make the times he did rant and rave feel more powerful.
  • Take Finagle's Law, dial it Up to Eleven, toss in a Love Dodecahedron, and as a finishing touch sprinkle Swedish royalty on top.
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