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

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Origin
그리스어 'phone'(소리)에서 유래된 단어로, 원래는 'telephone'의 줄임말이었습니다. 알렉산더 그레이엄 벨이 전화기를 발명한 후 '멀리 있는 소리'라는 의미로 사용되기 시작했죠.
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“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.”
“Please turn off your phone during the exam.”
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