1phone1 (fəʊn
)
Definitions
noun verb
- short for telephone
Synonyms
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telephone,
blower,
dog and bone,
smartphone,
mobile (phone)
iPhone,
cellphone or cellular phone
camera phone,
handset,
Blackberry,
picture phone,
crackberry,
=
call,
telephone,
ring (up) give someone a call give someone a ring make a call give someone a buzz give someone a bell
conference call,
Skype
video call,
get on the blower give someone a tinkle video phone
2phone2 (fəʊn)
Definitions
noun
- phonetics a single uncomplicated speech sound
Word Origin
C19: from Greek phōnē sound, voice-phone
Definitions
combining form
- (forming nouns) indicating voice, sound, or a device giving off sound ⇒
microphone
telephone
- (forming nouns and adjectives) (a person) speaking a particular language ⇒
Francophone
Alternative Forms
-phonic combining form in adjectiveWord Origin
from Greek phōnē voice, soundTranslations
- British English:
phone
A phone is a piece of equipment that you use to talk to someone in another place.Two minutes later the phone rang.fəʊn NOUN Two minutes later the phone rang.
- Spanish:
teléfono
nm
- French:
téléphone
nm
- German:
Telefon
nnt
- Chinese: 电话 n
- Arabic: هَاتِفٌ n
- Portuguese: telefone nm
- Russian: телефон nm
- Croatian: telefon nm
- Czech: telefon nm
- Danish: telefon nutr
- Dutch: telefoon nm
- Finnish: puhelin n
- Greek: τηλέφωνο nnt
- Italian: telefono nm
- Japanese: 電話 n
- Korean: 전화 n
- Norwegian: telefon nm
- Polish: telefon nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: telefone nm
- European Spanish:
teléfono
nm
- Swedish: telefon nutr
- Thai: โทรศัพท์ n
- Turkish: telefon n
- Vietnamese: điện thoại n
- British English:
phone
When you phone someone, you dial their phone number and speak to them by phone.He'd phoned his mother to see if she was better. I waited for her to phone.fəʊn VERB He'd phoned his mother to see if she was better. I waited for her to phone.
- Spanish:
telefonear
v
- French:
téléphoner
vi
- German:
anrufen
v
- Chinese: 打电话 v
- Arabic: يَتَصِّلُ بِهَاتِفٍ v
- Portuguese: telefonar v
- Russian: звонить по телефону v
- Croatian: telefonirati v
- Czech: zatelefonovat v telefonovat
- Danish: ringe v
- Dutch: bellen v
- Finnish: soittaa v
- Greek: τηλεφωνώ v
- Italian: telefonare v
- Japanese: 電話をかける v
- Korean: 전화하다 v
- Norwegian: ringe v
- Polish: zatelefonować v telefonować
- Brazilian Portuguese: telefonar v
- European Spanish:
telefonear
v
- Swedish: ringa v
- Thai: โทร v
- Turkish: telefon etmek v
- Vietnamese: gọi điện thoại v
Usage examples
There'd been several times over the past few days when I'd had to fight an almost irresistible urge to phone Christian.
, THE EXECUTION (2002)To purchase prints for public display phone the Picture Library on 020 7261 6337 negatives onto fibre based photographic paper.
Country Life (2004)However, drivers who carry a switched-off mobile phone in their pockets do not commit an offence.
Irish Times (2002)Anyone who now approaches the FOS for help will be able to give the key details of their complaint over the phone.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The American warder guarding him was called away to the phone in the main block.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)