phone
🇺🇸
/fəʊn/
🇬🇧
/fəʊn/
noun
A1
a device for talking to people far away
I use my phone to call my friend.
A1
the system of talking to someone using a phone
She prefers to talk by phone.
A1
the part of a phone you hold to talk
He picked up the phone to answer the call.
R
a device that uses or makes sound
A dictaphone is a type of phone.
R
a person who speaks a language
A francophone speaks French on the phone.
R
a sound in speech
Each phone sound is important for speaking.
verb
R
to call someone using a phone
I will phone you later.
translation
a device for talking to people far away; the system of talking to someone using a phone; the part of a phone you hold to talk; a device that uses or makes sound; a person who speaks a language; a sound in speech
to call someone using a phone
Word Forms
3rd Present
phones
Past
phoned
Perfect
phoned
Progressive
phoning
Plural
phones