telefonieren

== German == === Alternative forms === telephonieren === Etymology === Telefon +‎ -ieren === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /telefoˈniːʁən/, [tʰelefoˈniːɐ̯n] Hyphenation: te‧le‧fo‧nie‧ren === Verb === telefonieren (weak, third-person singular present telefoniert, past tense telefonierte, past participle telefoniert, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to have a telephone call [with mit (+ dative) ‘with someone’] ==== Usage notes ==== Telefonieren leaves unspecified who initiated the call, but implies a connection was made. For a specific person initating a phone call, the verb anrufen is used instead, but this could also include unsuccessful attempts at calling. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Telefonieren Telefoniererei ==== Related terms ==== telefonisch ==== See also ==== anrufen zurückrufen === Further reading === “telefonieren”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “telefonieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “telefonieren” in Duden online “telefonieren” in OpenThesaurus.de