Sekirov Dictionary

phone

UK /ˈfəʊ̯n/US /ˈfoʊ̯n/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 3
phrases 6

noun3

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a machine for talking to people far away, today often small enough to carry in a pocket
- Daragh's on the phone at the moment. He'll call you when he's finished.
- My phone ran out of battery.
A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
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(informal) A person's telephone number (as a means of contact); digits.
- It was a clear black night, a clear white moon / Warren G was on the streets tryin' to consume / Some skirts for the eve so I can get some phones / Rollin' in my ride, chillin' all alone — 1994

verb2

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To call (someone) using a telephone.
- Phone me as soon as you land at the airport.
- Her father told her to phone him to pick her up in case it started raining heavily.
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To say via telephone.
- Well, the first I knew, Mr. Cooney phoned he had a buyer for my farm, and wanted to know if he could come down. — 1905

forms

phoned · phoning · phones

Phrases with phone

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