American Dictionary
Definition phone in American English
phone
verb
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[intransitive/transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/foʊn/
1
to use a telephone to call someone
Synonyms and related words

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cellular phone (noun)
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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)
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phone in (phrasal verb)
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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)
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