phone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/foʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fōn)

Inflections of 'phone' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
phones
v 3rd person singular
phoning
v pres p
phoned
v past
phoned
v past p

phone
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Sense: Noun: telephone - informal
Synonyms:
telephone Collocations, smartphone, cellphone (US), cell Collocations (US), mobile Collocations (UK), blower (UK, slang), handset Collocations, receiver Collocations
Sense: Verb: call on the telephone - informal
Synonyms:
call Collocations, call sb up, ring Collocations (UK), ring sb up (UK, informal), telephone Collocations, give sb a call (informal), give sb a ring (UK, informal), give sb a bell (UK, slang), give sb a buzz (slang), dial Collocations, place a call to


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