Definition phone in American English

phone noun

noun

/foʊn/

Example

May I use the phone in your office?

Example

Just before I got off the bus my phone rang.

Example

It took 19 minutes for someone to answer the phone (=pick it up when it rang).

Example

I don't really need a new phone.

Example

Synonyms and related words

3G 4G answering machine

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1.1

the system for speaking to someone on the telephone

Example

Most teenagers spend hours on the phone every day.

Example

We take orders by phone or by e-mail.

Synonyms and related words

answering service blue pages the book

1.2

the part of a landline (=a phone that is attached to a phone line) that you speak into

Example

She picked up the phone but didn't speak.

Synonyms and related words

3G 4G answering machine

Words related to phone:

cell phone (noun) cellular phone (noun) courtesy phone (noun) feature phone (noun) flip phone (noun) hold the phone (phrase) make a (phone) call (phrase) mobile phone (noun) pay phone (noun) phone (noun) phone (verb) -phone (suffix) phone back (phrasal verb) phone bank (noun) phone book (noun) phone booth (noun) phone box (noun) phone call (noun) phone card (noun) phone hacker (noun) phone hacking (noun) phone in (phrasal verb) phone number (noun) phone phreaking (noun) phone round (phrasal verb) phone sex (noun) phone through (phrasal verb) phone up (phrasal verb) phone-in (noun) phone-tapping (noun) telephone (noun) telephone number salary (noun) touch-tone phone (noun)