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dial out

dial out verb: to make a call using an outbound line.

Verb

dial out (third-person singular simple present dials out, present participle (US) dialing out or (UK) dialling out, simple past and past participle (US) dialed out or (UK) dialled out)

  1. (literally) To make a call using an outbound line.
    • To dial out, press 9 and then the phone number.
  2. To start an online meeting or conference call by calling or otherwise alerting the participants.
    Antonyms:
    dial in
  3. (figuratively, slang) To ignore (someone).
    • You have to dial him out to get any work done.

Antonyms of dial out

Forms of dial out

third-person singular presentdials out
present participle USdialing out
present participle UKdialling out
past participle USdialed out
past USdialed out
past participle UKdialled out
past UKdialled out

Questions about dial out

What does dial out mean?
Dial out means to make a call using an outbound line.
What part of speech is dial out?
Dial out is a verb.
What is the past tense of dial out?
The past tense of dial out is dialed out.

Words near dial out in the dictionary

  1. dial it in
  2. dial lock
  3. dial locks
  4. dial number
  5. dial numbers
  6. dial out
  7. dial tone
  8. dial tones
  9. dial towards
  10. dial up
  11. dial-a-date

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