phone

Definitions

1. noun

   A device used to talk with people far away.

   Examples

   • Daragh is on the phone right now.
   • My phone ran out of battery.
2. noun

   A phone number.

   Examples

   • Can I get your phone before you leave?
   • She gave him her phone at the end of the party.
3. verb

   To call someone on the telephone.

   Examples

   • Phone me when you land at the airport.
   • She told him to phone if it started raining.
   ≈call≈phone up≈ring≈telephone
4. noun

   In language study, a single speech sound.

   Examples

   • Each phone in the recording was measured.
   • The linguist wrote down every phone in the word.