PHONE

PHO ·NE 1 syllable

A1 · Beginner 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 10 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
  2. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
  3. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds

💬 Examples

  • "I talked to him on the telephone"
  • "it is held over or inserted into the ear"
  • "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

🔗 Similar words

telephonetelephone_setspeech_soundsoundearphoneearpiece
verb
  1. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

💬 Examples

  • "I tried to call you all night"
  • "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

🔗 Similar words

calltelephonecall_upring
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