radio

UK /ˈɹeɪdiˌəʊ/ US /ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

cab, car

The taxi driver turned up the car radio to hear the traffic report.

CB, mobile, portable, transistor, two-way | FM, long-wave, short-wave | army, police | community, local, national, state

VERB + RADIO

listen to | turn on, tune in to

tune

She tuned the radio to her favorite station while cooking dinner.

turn down/up

RADIO + VERB

announce sth, report sth

The radio reported heavy traffic on the highway during rush hour this morning.

blare (out), play (sth)

She turned up the radio to play her favorite morning show while making breakfast.

RADIO + NOUN

silence

During the emergency broadcast, the station kept radio silence for five minutes to honor the victims.

station | advertisement, broadcast, interview, news, programme, report, show, transmission | frequency

amateur, ham

My uncle enjoys talking to people around the world as an amateur radio enthusiast.

drama, play

PREP

by ~

The emergency team received the distress call by radio from the sinking ship.

on the ~

I heard an interesting news report on the radio while driving to work this morning.

Definitions

noun

The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

send a message by radio

A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

We heard a lovely song on the radio.

She was listening to the radio when he knocked on the door.

Any audio playing device, such as the on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media; see also car radio.

David Bowie's classic hit Space Oddity will be looping on the radio as the car is hurled into an elliptical orbit that stretches out to Mars' orbit around the Sun.

A device that can transmit radio signals.

The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.

verb

To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).

I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio for help. / I radioed him already. / Radio the coordinates this time. / OK. I radioed them the coordinates.

To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.

“Could you call them here? I'd like to talk to them. Or if they're out in the field, radio them in.”

When I told him that they weren't back yet, he asked if we could radio them back early […] Radioing them in was fine with me.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic

wireless

noun — an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and ampl

noun — medium for communication

radiocommunication
wireless

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

send a message by radio

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We heard a lovely song on the radio.

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She was listening to the radio when he knocked on the door.

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I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio for help. / I radioed him already. / Radio the coordinates this time. / OK. I radioed them the coordinates.

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“Could you call them here? I'd like to talk to them. Or if they're out in the field, radio them in.”

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When I told him that they weren't back yet, he asked if we could radio them back early […] Radioing them in was fine with me.

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