PHONE


Meaning of PHONE in English

[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.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.