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redial

redial

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A phone button that calls the last number you called
  • noun
  • /ˈriːdaɪl/
: repetir
  • Susann had spent three solid hours on the phone pushing the redial button to make an appointment at the detention center to see Jos.
  • redial button
  • hit redial
  • press redial

Examples

  • Why don't we just press redial and see?

    Hard Candy (2005)

  • You press the redial button, and then the phone rings the last number Louis called.

    The Daytrippers (1997)

  • I picked up the phone and hit redial.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • He tried the number a third time, using the redial button.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • She pressed the redial button, but was rewarded only with a busy signal.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He keeps pressing the "REDIAL" button.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He opened his sore eyes and leaned across to press the redial button on one of his phones.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Quinn thought for a moment, then hit the redial button, listening to the numbers beep off while Napitano smiled.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • If I miss a call, I can always press the redial button to reach the last caller.

  • Using the redial function, she quickly connected to her friend who had just called.

Surface Forms

redial singular
redials plural

Morphology

redial = redial (semi-transparent) = re + dial

The noun is clearly related to the verb 'redial', but the specific meaning 'button or function' is a specialized device/function sense rather than a fully predictable action noun.

Etymology

Redial comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and dial, the part of a phone used 'to choose a number'. So a redial is the button or function that calls the last number 'again'.