w>phone up

vi → anrufen, telefonieren

vt sep → anrufen

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phone

(fəun) noun

a telephone. We were talking on the phone.

verb

to telephone (a person, message or place). I'll phone you this evening.

ˈphone book noun

a telephone directory. Look up his number in the phone book.

ˈphone booth noun

= telephone booth.

ˈphone box noun

= telephone box.

ˈphone call noun

a telephone call. I need to make a phone call; You had a (phone) call from Ron.

ˈphonecard noun

a plastic card for making calls from a public telephone box.

phone up

to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone. I'll phone (him) up and ask about it.