phone
/ˈfoʊ̯n/ verb A1- To call (someone) using a telephone. · Phone me as soon as you land at the airport.· Her father told her to phone him to pick her up in case it started raining heavily.
- To say via telephone.
He/she/it phones · Past phoned · Past participle phoned · -ing form phoning
Verb forms
- Base form
- phone
- He/she/it
- phones
- Past
- phoned
- Past participle
- phoned
- -ing form
- phoning
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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They’re calling me for the ’phone now.
He jumped from ticker to ’phone, from desk to door with the trained agility of a harlequin.
And then he ’phoned for his cab.
Two hours later, his phone rang.
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