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phone

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/foʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fōn)

Inflections of 'phone' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
phones
v 3rd person singular
phoning
v pres p
phoned
v past
phoned
v past p
WordReference Collins English Usage © 2026
phone
When you phone someone, you dial their phone number and speak to them by phone.
I need to my mother.
Luis us to say he had arrived.
You can also phone a place.
He work to tell them he was ill.
I'll phone the cinema and find out what time the film starts.
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'phone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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