phone
16 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
phones
plural
phones
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHONE
1
a
[noncount]
:
a system that uses wires and radio signals to send people's voices over long distances
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We spoke by phone earlier.
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The voice on the other end of the phone [=line] was familiar, but I couldn't place it.
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a phone bill/company/conversation
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I just have to make a quick phone call before we leave.
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You can order over the phone. [=by calling on the telephone]
b
[count]
:
a device that is connected to a telephone system and that you use to listen or speak to someone who is somewhere else
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see pictures at office, telephone;
see also cell phone, mobile phone, pay phone
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The phone has been ringing all morning!
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He slammed the phone [=receiver] down and stormed out of the room.
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Our new phone is cordless.
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I left the phone off the hook.
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on the phone
1
:
using a telephone to talk to someone
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Can you see who's at the door? I'm on the phone.
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I was on the phone with my sister until late last night.
2
British
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connected to a telephone system
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How many households aren't on the phone?
2
phone
/ˈfoʊn/
verb
phones;
phoned;
phoning
2
phone
/ˈfoʊn/
verb
phones;
phoned;
phoning
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHONE
:
to speak or try to speak to (someone) over a telephone system
:
telephone
— often + up in British English
— often + up in British English
[+ object]
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She phoned [=called] them already.
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I phoned her up earlier today.
[no object]
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Someone from the newspaper will be phoning with a few questions.
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She said she would be phoning up later.
phone in
[phrasal verb]
1
a
:
to make a telephone call to a place (such as the place where you work)
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Our boss is on a business trip but she will phone in [=call in] periodically.
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She phoned in sick [=called in sick] yesterday. [=she telephoned the place where she works to say that she was sick and would not be coming to work]
b
:
to make a telephone call to a radio or television program
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see also phone-in
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Thousands of people phoned in to make a donation.
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People phoned in [=called in] (to the show) from all over the country.
2
phone (something) in
or
phone in (something)
:
to deliver (something, such as a message) by making a telephone call
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He only phoned in the pizza order a little while ago, so it's probably not ready yet.
