phone — a device used for speaking to someone in another place
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a device used for speaking to someone in another place
Pronunciation (IPA): /foʊn/
Korean meaning: 전화기, 전화
Korean pronunciation: 폰 (강세: 폰)
Example Sentences
- My phone battery died right when my mom called me.
- Could you phone the restaurant and make a reservation?
- I spent three hours looking for my phone while talking on it.
phone
NOUN//foʊn//
a device used for speaking to someone in another place
💡 Concept
A woman talks happily on her phone while sitting comfortably
🎵 Rhyme
Call through the stone in this mystic phone zone!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/foʊn/
🇬🇧 UK/fəʊn/
🌳Etymology
Rootphone
Origin
그리스어 'phone'(소리)에서 유래된 단어로, 원래는 'telephone'의 줄임말이었습니다. 알렉산더 그레이엄 벨이 전화기를 발명한 후 '멀리 있는 소리'라는 의미로 사용되기 시작했죠.
🎵Rhyme
bonestonezoneconetone
bone
stone
zone
cone
tone
🔗Collocations
answer the phone
phone call
mobile phone
phone number
hang up the phone
phone booth
phone bill
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My phone battery died right when my mom called me.”
“Could you phone the restaurant and make a reservation?”
😄 Fun example
“I spent three hours looking for my phone while talking on it.”
“Please turn off your phone during the exam.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
telephonemobilecell phonehandset
Antonyms
silencequiet
Related
calldialringtextsmartphonecommunication
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