noun
Meaning 1
plural of channel
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
channels
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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/ˈt͡ʃænəlz/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ænəlz
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CMU ARPABET: CH AE1 N AH0 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Formal lines of command and procedure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- I'd love to be able to help you, but you'll have put that request through channels.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of channel
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
official routes of communication
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- you have to go through channels
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transmission
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context