Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To place a telephone call to (a telephone number or a person) by dialing the number again, typically by pressing a designated button.
- intransitive verb To redial a telephone number.
- noun A function on a telephone that allows one to place a call to the most recently dialed number by pressing a designated button.
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- verb To
dial again - adjective Of or concerning a
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Etymologies
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Examples
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* Last call redial * Voice reduction dialling (if phone supports) * Reject incoming calls *
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* Last call redial * Voice reduction dialling (if phone supports) * Reject incoming calls *
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Mortally wounded, he then pressed "redial" and killed his former CONTROL supervisor, with whom he was having lunch.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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I didn't even vote and this is from someone who has loyally and fanatically pushed "redial" for two hours staight on occasion.
"My dreams came true/When I found you." Ann Althouse 2005
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Fortunately, Delta-One would not even need to hit "redial" to find out where the printouts had gone.
Deception Point Brown, Dan, 1964- 2001
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The T1 does offer other features such as redial, call hold, conference calling, and microphone mute.
WMExperts 2010
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She picked up her phone at 7: 45 a.m. - 15 minutes after the call center opened - and spent more than two hours constantly hitting "redial" before she finally got into the queue.
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Flanked by two computer screens displaying Web sites with information about tickets, she repeatedly hit "redial" on two telephones.
unknown title 2009
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The Team Andre fanbase that has her on 'redial' in an ongoing act of sadistic revenge are paradoxically playing right into her hands ...
unknown title 2009
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She picked up her phone at 7: 45 a.m. - 15 minutes after the call center opened - and spent more than two hours constantly hitting "redial" before she finally got into the queue.
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