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phone /fəʊn/ /fəʊn/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/p/pho/phone/phone__us_1.mp3 phone(noun)/fəʊn/ /fəʊn/a piece of equipment for talking to people who are not in the same place as youI have to make a phone call.The phone rang and Pat answered it.Can someone answer the phone?I hadn't got my phone with me.Please switch off your phones before the show begins.a phone conversation/interviewHere is our list of top new phone apps.Extra ExamplesCan you get the phone?He was called to the phone just as he was leaving.His phone is almost permanently engaged.I turned on my phone.I've lost my phone charger.If the phone rings, don't answer it.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.a £30 fine if caught holding a phone while drivingthe modern business of selling phone handsetsHis phone must be switched off.He unplugged the phone as he didn't want to be disturbed.the system for talking to somebody else using a phoneSEE ALSO car phonehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/car-phoneThey like to do business by phone.I talk to my family on the phone.I can't talk about this over the phone.a phone billThey want to put up a new phone mast next to the school.Most people only need one phone line.Extra ExamplesI haven't seen her but we spoke over the phone.I think our phone is being tapped.The modem links the computer to a phone line.The search of the phone records yielded nothing.We keep in contact by phone but we rarely see each other.We spoke on the phone the other day.Phone lines in the city had been cut.The toll-free phone line is open from 8 : 30 a.m. to 6 : 30 p.m.the part of a landline phone that you hold in your hand and speak intoSEE ALSO telephonehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/telephone_2to pick up the phoneto put the phone downto take the phone off the hook (= so that no one can call)Extra ExamplesI couldn't get through because you'd left the phone off the hook.I grabbed the phone and called Josie's number.I hung up the phone when he started shouting at me.I picked up the phone receiver and pressed it to my ear.She cradled the phone between her ear and shoulder.She slammed the phone down in a rage.an instrument that uses or makes sounddictaphonexylophonespeaking a particular language; a person who does thisanglophonefrancophonea sound made in speech, especially when not considered as part of the sound system of a particular languageCOMPARE phonemehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/phonemeto be using the phoneHe's been on the phone to Kate for more than an hour.She's on the phone at the moment.to have a phone in your home or place of workThey're not on the phone at the holiday cottage.Word Originnoun sense 5 mid 19th cent.: from Greek phōnē ‘sound, voice’.

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(noun) i have to make a phone call.the phone rang and pat answered it.can someone answer the phone?i hadn't got my phone with me. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=phone This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	phone
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	/fəʊn/ /fəʊn/
Example	i have to make a phone call. the phone rang and pat answered it. can someone answer the phone? i hadn't got my phone with me.
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/p/pho/phone/phone__us_1.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=phone
Content	phone (noun)/fəʊn/ /fəʊn/ a piece of equipment for talking to people who are not in the same place as you I have to make a phone call. The phone rang and Pat answered it. Can someone answer the phone? I hadn't got my phone with me. Please switch off your phones before the show begins. a phone conversation/interview Here is our list of top new phone apps. Extra Examples Can you get the phone? He was called to the phone just as he was leaving. His phone is almost permanently engaged. I turned on my phone. I've lost my phone charger. If the phone rings, don't answer it. 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. a £30 fine if caught holding a phone while driving the modern business of selling phone handsets His phone must be switched off. He unplugged the phone as he didn't want to be disturbed. the system for talking to somebody else using a phone SEE ALSO car phone https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/car-phone They like to do business by phone. I talk to my family on the phone. I can't talk about this over the phone. a phone bill They want to put up a new phone mast next to the school. Most people only need one phone line. Extra Examples I haven't seen her but we spoke over the phone. I think our phone is being tapped. The modem links the computer to a phone line. The search of the phone records yielded nothing. We keep in contact by phone but we rarely see each other. We spoke on the phone the other day. Phone lines in the city had been cut. The toll-free phone line is open from 8 : 30 a.m. to 6 : 30 p.m. the part of a landline phone that you hold in your hand and speak into SEE ALSO telephone https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/telephone_2 to pick up the phone to put the phone down to take the phone off the hook (= so that no one can call) Extra Examples I couldn't get through because you'd left the phone off the hook. I grabbed the phone and called Josie's number. I hung up the phone when he started shouting at me. I picked up the phone receiver and pressed it to my ear. She cradled the phone between her ear and shoulder. She slammed the phone down in a rage. an instrument that uses or makes sound dictaphone xylophone speaking a particular language; a person who does this anglophone francophone a sound made in speech, especially when not considered as part of the sound system of a particular language COMPARE phoneme https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/phoneme to be using the phone He's been on the phone to Kate for more than an hour. She's on the phone at the moment. to have a phone in your home or place of work They're not on the phone at the holiday cottage. Word Origin noun sense 5 mid 19th cent.: from Greek phōnē ‘sound, voice’.
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