phone [countable]
1 a telephone
Louise got up to answer
the phone.
She's too busy to come
to the phone right now. Can you call back later?
What's your phone
number?
The phone rang. It was Pam.
Before he could answer,
the phone went dead.
a secret tape of
Diana's phone conversations
Much of his work is
done by phone.
Who was that on
the phone?
I wish Amy would
get off the phone.
2 the part of a telephone into which you
speak [= receiver]:
She picked up the phone
and dialled.
Jean put the phone
down (=after she had finished her conversation) and burst out laughing.
He put the phone down
on me (=before I had finished speaking).
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary
English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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