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- Dictionaryphone/fəʊn/
noun
- 1. a telephone: "a few seconds later the phone rang" Similar
- 2. headphones or earphones. informal
verb
- 1. contact someone by phone: "he phoned her at work"
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a device that uses either a system of wires along which electrical signals are sent or a system of radio signals to make it possible for you to speak to someone in another place who has a similar device: Just then, his phone rang. Could you answer the phone? We speak on the/by phone about twice a week. You had three phone calls this morning.
The meaning of PHONE is a device by which sound (such as speech) is converted into electrical impulses and transmitted (as by wire or radio waves) to one or more specific receivers : telephone. How to use phone in a sentence.
phone noun (PHONE) Add to word list. A1 [ C or U ] (formal telephone) a device that uses either a system of wires along which electrical signals are sent or a system of radio signals to make it possible for you to speak to someone in another place who has a similar device: Just then, his phone rang.
The phone is the piece of equipment that you use when you dial someone's phone number and talk to them.
Definition of phone noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PHONE meaning: 1 : telephone : such as; 2 : a system that uses wires and radio signals to send people's voices over long distances
PHONE definition: 1. a communication system that is used to talk to someone who is in another place: 2. a piece of…. Learn more.
noun. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear. synonyms: earphone, earpiece, headphone. see more. noun. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds.
The phone is the piece of equipment that you use when you dial someone's phone number and talk to them.
1. a. To make or try to make a telephone connection with; place a call to. b. To dial (a specific number): Phone 411 for directory assistance. 2. To impart (information or news, for example) by telephone. v.intr. To telephone. Idiom: phone it in.
