Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dial
Participle: dialed; dialled
Gerund: dialing; dialling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dial |
| you | dial |
| he;she;it | dials |
| we | dial |
| you | dial |
| they | dial |
Perfect
| I | have dialed; dialled |
| you | have dialed; dialled |
| he;she;it | has dialed; dialled |
| we | have dialed; dialled |
| you | have dialed; dialled |
| they | have dialed; dialled |
Past
| I | dialed; dialled |
| you | dialed; dialled |
| he;she;it | dialed; dialled |
| we | dialed; dialled |
| you | dialed; dialled |
| they | dialed; dialled |
Pluperfect
| I | had dialed; dialled |
| you | had dialed; dialled |
| he;she;it | had dialed; dialled |
| we | had dialed; dialled |
| you | had dialed; dialled |
| they | had dialed; dialled |
Future
| I | will dial |
| you | will dial |
| he;she;it | will dial |
| we | will dial |
| you | will dial |
| they | will dial |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dialed; dialled |
| you | will have dialed; dialled |
| he;she;it | will have dialed; dialled |
| we | will have dialed; dialled |
| you | will have dialed; dialled |
| they | will have dialed; dialled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dial |
| you | dial |
| he;she;it | dial |
| we | dial |
| you | dial |
| they | dial |
Perfect
| I | have dialed; dialled |
| you | have dialed; dialled |
| he;she;it | have dialed; dialled |
| we | have dialed; dialled |
| you | have dialed; dialled |
| they | have dialed; dialled |
Imperfect
| I | dialed; dialled |
| you | dialed; dialled |
| he;she;it | dialed; dialled |
| we | dialed; dialled |
| you | dialed; dialled |
| they | dialed; dialled |
Pluperfect
| I | had dialed; dialled |
| you | had dialed; dialled |
| he;she;it | had dialed; dialled |
| we | had dialed; dialled |
| you | had dialed; dialled |
| they | had dialed; dialled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dial |
| you | would dial |
| he;she;it | would dial |
| we | would dial |
| you | would dial |
| they | would dial |
Perfect
| I | would have dialed; dialled |
| you | would have dialed; dialled |
| he;she;it | would have dialed; dialled |
| we | would have dialed; dialled |
| you | would have dialed; dialled |
| they | would have dialed; dialled |
Imperative
| you | dial |
| we | Let's dial |
| you | dial |
Verbs conjugated like 'dial'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dial'
deal,
dill,
dirl,
vial,
ail,
beal,
bias,
bill,
birl,
ciel,
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Etymology
The original meaning was 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial'; from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis (“daily, concerning the day”), because of its use in telling the time of day, from Latin diēs (“day”). Compare Spanish dial and día (“day”).
Sample Sentences
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The lead guitarist for the rock band Spinal Tap dialed his amplifier to 11.
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The president has recently dialled down the rhetoric.
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In an emergency dial 999.
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Please be careful when dialling.
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The application failed when attempting to dial the Postgres server, because there were too many open connections.
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I always check my guestbook when I dial, just in case anyone saw my Web site.