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Definition phone in British English

phone noun

noun
/fəʊn/
1

a piece of electronic equipment that you use for speaking to someone in a different place

Example

May I use the phone in your office?

Example

I don't really need a new phone.

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

a digital cordless phone

Synonyms and related words
3G 4G answering machine
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 email.

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.

Example

Don't you dare put the phone down on me!

Synonyms and related words
3G 4G answering machine
Definition phone in British English

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cell phone (noun) cellular phone (noun) courtesy phone (noun) feature phone (noun) flip phone (noun) make a (phone) call (phrase) mobile phone (noun) phone (noun) phone (verb) -phone (suffix) phone back (phrasal verb) phone bank (noun) phone book (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)