Meaning of Phone | Babel Free
fəʊ̯nDefinitions
- A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
- A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
- A person's telephone number (as a means of contact); digits.
Equivalents
Examples
“Daragh's on the phone at the moment. He'll call you when he's finished.”
“My phone ran out of battery.”
“There's an old-fashioned phone in the doctor's waiting room - it doesn't work anymore, of course.”
“It was a clear black night, a clear white moon / Warren G was on the streets tryin' to consume / Some skirts for the eve so I can get some phones / Rollin' in my ride, chillin' all alone”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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