[verb]She phoned just after lunch. [I]My sister phoned to tell me all her news. [I]He's phoned me (up) every day this week. [T or M]When people telephone the place where they work they often say that they phone in.She phoned in ill/sick (= saying that she was ill) this morning.You also phone in when you telephone a television or radio programme in order to express your opinion on a matter.The lines are open until 10 p.m. so please phone in and tell us about your own experience of the problem.
PHONE
Meaning of PHONE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012