verb

dialled

dialed, called

She dialled the number from memory.

She dialed the number from memory.

He had already dialled 999.

He had already dialed 999.

((sb.)) ((sth.)) (somebody) dialed (a number) I dialed the wrong number.

Synonyms: called, phoned, rang

Past tense of 'dial'. The '-ed' suffix marks the past tense. The single 'l' ('dialed') is common in American English spelling.

This is the past tense of 'dial'. Note the British spelling with two 'l's, unlike the American 'dialed'.

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