phone

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phone [phone phones phoned phoning] noun, verb BrE [fəʊn] NAmE [foʊn]
noun
1. uncountable, countable a system for talking to sb else over long distances using wires or radio; a machine used for this; a telephone
• I have to make a phone call.
• The phone rang and Pat answered it.
•They like to do business by phone/over the phone.
•His phone must be switched off.
•I hadn't got my phone with me.
•a phone bill
see also ↑car phone, ↑cell phone, ↑cellular phone, Entryphone, ↑mobile phone, ↑payphone, ↑telephone
2. countable the part of a phone that you hold in your hand and speak into; a telephone
•to pick up the phone
•to put the phone down
• He left the phone off the hook as he didn't want to be disturbed.
see also ↑answerphone, ↑telephone
3. -phone (in nouns)an instrument that uses or makes sound
•dictaphone
•xylophone
4. -phone (in adjectives and nouns)speaking a particular language; a person who does this
•anglophone
•francophone
5. (phonetics)a sound made in speech, especially when not considered as part of the sound system of a particular language
compare ↑phoneme

Word Origin:
n. sense 5 mid 19th cent.: from Greek phōnē ‘sound, voice’.

British/American:
phone / call / ring
Verbs
In BrE, to phone, to ring and to call are the usual ways of saying to telephone. In NAmE the most common word is call, but phone is also used. Speakers of NAmE do not say ring. Telephone is very formal and is used mainly in BrE.Nouns
You can use call or phone call (more formal) in both BrE and NAmE: ▪ Were there any phone calls for me? ◇ ▪ How do I make a local call? The idiom give sb a call is also common: ▪ I’ll give you a call tonight. In informal BrE you could also say: ▪ I’ll give you a ring tonight.

Collocations:
Phones
Making and receiving phone calls
the phone/telephone rings
answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
call sb/talk (to sb)/speak (to sb) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
make/get/receive a phone call
take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
the line is (BrE) engaged/ (especially NAmE) busy
the phones have been (NAmE) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
put sb through/get through to the person you want to speak to
put sb on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
call from/use a landline
Mobile/cell phones
be/talk on a (both BrE) mobile phone/mobile/(especially NAmE) cell phone/(informal, especially NAmE) cell
use/answer/call (sb on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
(BrE) top up your mobile (phone)
send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
insert/remove/change a SIM card

Example Bank:
•Can you get the phone?
•Dad, you're wanted on the phone.
•He called me on my mobile phone.
•He was called to the phone just as he was leaving.
•His phone is almost permanently engaged.
•I called his cell phone and then his home phone.
•I called his cell phone but no one answered.
•I couldn't get through because you'd left the phone off the hook.
•I grabbed the phone and called Josie's number.
•I haven't seen her but we spoke over the phone.
•I hung up the phone when he started shouting at me.
•I picked up the phone receiver and pressed it to my ear.
•I think our phone is being tapped.
•I turned on my phone.
•I've lost my phone charger.
•If the phone rings, don't answer it.
•My mobile phone went off during the movie.
•Please switch off all mobile phones.
•She cradled the phone between her ear and shoulder.
•She slammed the phone down in a rage.
•She waits by the phone all day but he doesn't call.
•She was working a phone bank for the Democrats.
•She's on the phone at the moment.
•The modem links the computer to a phone line.
•The phone suddenly went dead in the middle of our conversation.
•The phone was busy when I called.
•The phone was ringing off the hook.
•The search of the phone records yielded nothing.
•Vincent's cell phone vibrated in his pocket.
•We keep in contact by phone but we rarely see each other.
•We spoke on the phone the other day.
•a £30 fine if caught holding a phone while driving
•the modern business of selling phone handsets
•He's been on the phone to Kate for more than an hour.
•I have to make a phone call.
•They like to do business by phone/over the phone.
Idiom: ↑on the phone
Derived: ↑phone in ▪ ↑phone something in
 
verb (especially BrE) (BrE also ˌphone ˈup)intransitive, transitive
to make a telephone call to sb
Syn: ↑call
•I was just phoning up for a chat.
•He phoned to invite me out for dinner.
•Someone phone for an ambulance!
•Could you phone back later?
•He phoned home, but there was no reply.
•I'm phoning about your ad in the paper.
•~ sb/sth Don't forget to phone New York.
•For reservations, phone [phone].
•Phone them up and find out when they are coming.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. sense 5 mid 19th cent.: from Greek phōnē ‘sound, voice’.

Thesaurus:
phone verb I, T (BrE, especially spoken)
•I'm phoning about your ad in the newspaper.
call • • reach • • dial • |especially AmE, informal call sb up • |especially BrE, formal telephone • |BrE, especially spoken ring •
phone sb/call sb/call sb up/telephone sb/ring sb about sth
phone sb/call sb/telephone/ring sb from somewhere
phone/call/telephone/ring to do sth
Phone, call or ring? Call is the only one of these three words used in American English. Ring and phone are the most frequent words in spoken British English, but call is preferred in an emergency
•Call the police/fire brigade.
You call/ring/phone a person, place or institution; you call a cab/a taxi/an ambulance.

British/American:
phone / call / ring
Verbs
In BrE, to phone, to ring and to call are the usual ways of saying to telephone. In NAmE the most common word is call, but phone is also used. Speakers of NAmE do not say ring. Telephone is very formal and is used mainly in BrE.Nouns
You can use call or phone call (more formal) in both BrE and NAmE: ▪ Were there any phone calls for me? ◇ ▪ How do I make a local call? The idiom give sb a call is also common: ▪ I’ll give you a call tonight. In informal BrE you could also say: ▪ I’ll give you a ring tonight.

Example Bank:
•Could you phone me back later?
•Dan phoned for a taxi.
•Jane phoned up about the meal tonight.
•She phoned home to say she'd be late.
•You can phone me on this number.
•For reservations, phone [phone].
•He phoned home, but there was no reply.
•I'm phoning about your ad in the paper.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  earphone, earpiece, headphone, speech sound, sound, telephone, telephone set, call, call up, ring