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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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This system communicates with parents via phone, text and email.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that "arrangements" were being made for a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Then set alerts on your phone to remind you if any of them hit those lows, at which point they’ve crossed your buying threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

I had secured my story through sources, not from him direct, so to hear him on the phone was a relief as that back page was now whirling around a press.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I check the clock on my phone, avoiding his pleading gaze.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith