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Definitions

phone

[fohn] / foʊn /
VERB
telephone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call up contact dial
STRONG
buzz call ring
WEAK
get back to get on the horn get on the line get someone on the horn give a call give a jingle give a ring make a call pick up put a call through ring up touch base with

Example Sentences

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When I was a child, my father warned me about answering the phone or the doorbell.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

They're sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they're just like us.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

We talk on the phone most days about the kids, life and whatever absurd situation the world has thrown at us.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He claimed that requests for installing this reliable phone had grown significantly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I bookmark the website and turn off my phone, unable to contain the smile that’s now stuck on my face.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.