PHONE

Meaning of PHONE in English

verb

BAD : She phoned to the hospital to ask about her husband.

GOOD : She phoned the hospital to ask about her husband.

BAD : Just phone to 555-879 and I'll come and get you.

GOOD : Just phone 555-879 and I'll come and get you.

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phone/telephone/ring/call a person/place/number (WITHOUT to ): 'You must promise to phone me as soon as you get there.'

Note that speakers of American English do not use ring for this meaning.

noun

BAD : I talked to him for a long time by phone last night.

GOOD : I talked to him for a long time on/over the phone last night.

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In British English the phrase is (talk/speak to sb) on/over the phone (NOT by phone ): 'He didn't want to discuss it over the phone.'

Note that in American English both by phone and on/over the phone are used, although by phone is not common.

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary. Английский словарь распространенных ошибок Longman. 2012

PHONE — I. ˈfōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for telephone : earphone , telephone , telephone receiver II. verb ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-PHONE — ˌfōn noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin -phona, from Late Greek -phōna, from Greek, neuter plural of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHONE — phone 1 /fohn/ , n., v.t., v.i., phoned, phoning . telephone. [ 1880-85; by shortening ] phone 2 — phonal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-PHONE — I. noun combining form Etymology: Greek -phōnos sounding, from phōnē 1. : sound homo phone — often in names of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHONE — [phone] n [Gk phone] (ca. 1866): a speech sound considered as a physical event without regard to its place in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-PHONE — [-phone] n comb form [Gk -phonos sounding, fr. phone] 1: sound "homophone"--often in names of musical instruments and sound-transmitting devices …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHONE — phone BrE AmE fəʊn AmE foʊn ▷ phoned fəʊnd AmE foʊnd ▷ phones fəʊnz AmE foʊnz ▷ phoning ˈfəʊn ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PHONE — / fəʊn; NAmE foʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] a system for talking to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PHONE — I. phone 1 S1 W2 /fəʊn $ foʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: telephone ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PHONE — n. & v.tr. & intr. colloq. = TELEPHONE. phone book = telephone directory. phone-in n. a broadcast programme during which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PHONE — 1. n. & v.tr. & intr. colloq. TELEPHONE. Phrases and idioms: phone book telephone directory. phone-in n. a broadcast programme …
Oxford English vocab
PHONE — ( phones, phoning, phoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The phone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PHONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PHONE — [verb]She phoned just after lunch. [I]My sister phoned to tell me all her news. [I]He's phoned me (up) every day …
Cambridge English vocab
PHONE — I. noun ⇨ See also ↑ telephone ADJECTIVE ▪ cell (usually cellphone ) ( esp. AmE ), cellular ( esp. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PHONE — See ↑ TELEPHONE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be on the phone • ↑ by phone/telephone • ↑ on/over the phone …
Longman Activator English vocab
PHONE — n. 25B6; noun she spent hours on the phone : TELEPHONE, mobile (phone), cellphone, car phone, cordless phone, speakerphone; extension; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PHONE — I сущ.; линг. фона (звуковая единица, рассматриваемая вне связи с функцией смыслоразличения) II 1. сущ. 1) телефон on the phone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHONE — phone.ogg _I 1. fəʋn n ( сокр. от telephone) разг. 1> телефон on the phone - у телефона; по телефону …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PHONE — 1) телефонный аппарат, телефон || звонить по телефону 2) головной телефон • phone with built-in directory — телефон с установкой …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PHONE — 1) телефонный аппарат, телефон || звонить по телефону 2) головной телефон • phone with built-in directory — телефон с установкой для запоминания справочных …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PHONE — _I 1. fəʋn n ( сокр. от telephone) разг. 1) телефон on the phone - у телефона; по телефону who …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PHONE — I сущ. ; лингв. фона ( звуковая единица, рассматриваемая вне связи с функцией смыслоразличения ) II 1. сущ. 1) телефон …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PHONE — I сущ.; лингв. фона (звуковая единица, рассматриваемая вне связи с функцией смыслоразличения) II 1. сущ. 1) телефон by the phone, over the phone — по …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PHONE — _I _n. _лингв. фона _II _собир. 1. _n. 1> телефон; - on the phone - by the phone - over …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PHONE — I n. лингв. фона II собир. 1. n. 1. телефон; - on the phone - by the phone - over …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PHONE — _I fəun _n. _лингв. фона _II fəun (_сокр. от telephone) _разг. 1. _n. телефон; on the phone у телефона; by …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PHONE — 1) телефонный аппарат, ТФА; звонить по телефону 2) головной телефон • - mobile phone - radio phone - theft-alarm phone - transportable phone
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
PHONE — телефон; телефонный аппарат см. anti-spy phone см. cordless phone см. secure phone см. spy-proof phone
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерной безопасности
PHONE — I сущ.; линг. фона (звуковая единица, рассматриваемая вне связи с функцией смыслоразличения) II 1. сущ. 1) телефон on the phone …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHONE — telepono
English-Visayan vocabulary
PHONE — I. noun Etymology: Greek phōnē Date: circa 1866 a speech sound considered as a physical event without regard to its …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-PHONE — I. noun combining form Etymology: Greek -phōnos sounding, from phōnē sound , speaker of (a specified language) , II. adjective …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHONE — (n. & v. t.) Colloq. for Telephone.
Английский словарь Webster
-PHONE — a combining form meaning "speech sound" ( homophone ), "an instrument of sound transmission or reproduction" ( telephone ), "a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHONE — v. make a telephone call; ring
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PHONE — n. telephone (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PHONE — I. ˈfōn noun Etymology: Greek phōnē Date: circa 1866 : a speech sound considered as a physical event without regard …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHONE — add. ·noun & ·vt colloq. for telephone.
Webster English vocab
PHONE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHONE — n. Function: adjective combining form Etymology: French, from Greek -ph ō nos : of or relating to a population that …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHONE — n. Function: noun combining form Etymology: Greek -ph ō nos sounding, from ph ō n ē 1 : sound <homo …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHONE — n. Function: verb Inflected Form: phoned ; phon · ing Date: 1889 : TELEPHONE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHONE — n. Function: noun Etymology: by shortening Date: 1884 1 : TELEPHONE 2 : EARPHONE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHONE — n. Pronunciation: ' f ō n Function: noun Etymology: Greek ph ō n ē Date: circa 1866 : a speech …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHONE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a tele~. 2》 ( ~s ) informal head~s or ear~s. ■ verb 1》 call or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-PHONE — ■ combining form 1》 denoting an instrument using or connected with sound: megaphone. 2》 denoting a person who uses a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-PHONE — -phone BrE AmE fəʊn AmE foʊn ▷ — anglophone ˈæŋ ɡlə ʊ fəʊn AmE -ə foʊn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-PHONE — -phone /fəʊn $ foʊn/ BrE AmE suffix [ Language: Greek ; Origin: -phonos 'sounding' , from phone ; ↑ phon- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PHONE — n. a simple vowel or consonant sound. [formed as PHONEME]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PHONE — n. & v.tr. & intr. colloq. = TELEPHONE. øphone book = telephone directory. phone-in n. a broadcast programme during which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-PHONE — comb. form forming nouns and adjectives meaning: 1 an instrument using or connected with sound (telephone; xylophone). 2 a person …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PHONE — n. a simple vowel or consonant sound. [ formed as PHONEME ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PHONE — (~s, phoning, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PHONE — Synonyms and related words : allophone, alveolar, amplitude, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, auditory effect, auditory phenomenon, bilabial, buzz, cacuminal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PHONE — n. Function: verb Synonyms: TELEPHONE , ||buzz, call, ||ring (up)
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PHONE — verb Synonyms: telephone , ||buzz, call, ||ring (up)
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PHONE — I. noun Æ See also telephone
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PHONE — see tele~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PHONE — 1. Abbreviation for telephone , telephony . 2. Colloquially, the voice- operation mode in radio communications .
Telecommunication Standard Terms English vocab
-PHONE — в сложных словах имеет значение: устройство для передачи или производства звука - megaphone мегафон - telephone телефон - saxophone саксофон
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHONE — Телефон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
-PHONE — в сложных словах имеет значение устройство для передачи или производства звука: megaphone - мегафон telephone - телефон saxophone - саксофон
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PHONE — телефон
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

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