What does phone mean?
Definitions for phone
foʊnphone
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word phone.
Princeton's WordNet
telephone, phone, telephone setnoun
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
"I talked to him on the telephone"
phone, speech sound, soundnoun
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
earphone, earpiece, headphone, phonenoun
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
"it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"
call, telephone, call up, phone, ringverb
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
"I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
GCIDE
phoneverb
To get or try to get into communication with, using a telephone; as, I phoned him this morning.
Wiktionary
phonenoun
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.
Etymology: Shortening of telephone.
Freebase
Phone
In phonetics and linguistics a phone is a unit of speech sound. The word phone may refer to any speech sound or gesture considered a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language. In contrast, a phoneme is a set of phones or a set of sound features that are thought of as the same element within the phonology of a particular language. A phone is a speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, and serves as the basic unit of phonetic speech analysis. A phonetic transcription is enclosed within square brackets, rather than the slashes of a phonemic transcription.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Phone
Colloquial abbreviation for telephone.
Editors Contribution
phone
A type of device and product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, software, technology, shapes, sizes and styles.
There are various phones available in 2020 some are smartphones, mobile phones, handsets for businesses and various other types.
Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'phone' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1907
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'phone' in Written Corpus Frequency: #595
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'phone' in Nouns Frequency: #662
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'phone' in Verbs Frequency: #559
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of phone in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of phone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of phone in a Sentence
If that's the case, maybe you need to go back to a regular alarm clock and not pick up your phone immediately.
Superintendent Eddie Johnson late Monday:
Here’s what’s even more disturbing, more than the fact that they did this, there were so many people that saw it and didn’t pick up the phone to dial 911, that’s not right. It’s just not right.
John Camfield mowed them down, ran through them like a bowling ball through bowling pins. it’s devastating in the greatest sense of the word. One of the victims was the 11-year-old daughter of an off-duty deputy. He ran outside barefoot after getting a frantic phone call from her and assumed the worst as he came upon the injured children.
I don't want to get into specific witnesses at this point but Rudy Giuliani is clearly at the center of a lot of this. The spadework for this phone call may very well have been done by Rudy Giuliani. It appears to me from reading the transcript that the Ukraine President had a pretty good idea of what might happen on this call. And so, why that's the case and how that was communicated to him, we need to find out, and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Rudy Giuliani is a part that have answer.
I really ought to call Scooter Libby. I'm sure Scooter Libby phone is ringing off the hook.
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Translations for phone
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- telefoonAfrikaans
- هاتف, تلفن, تلفونArabic
- telefonAzerbaijani
- пазваніць, тэлефанаваць, тэлефон, званіць, патэлефанавацьBelarusian
- телефонBulgarian
- telèfonCatalan, Valencian
- telefonovat, telefon, hláska, volatCzech
- ffôn, ffonioWelsh
- telefonDanish
- Fonem, Fernsprecher, anrufen, Telefon, Phonem, Telephon, telefonierenGerman
- καλώ, τηλέφωνο, τηλεφωνώGreek
- telefono, telefoniEsperanto
- teléfono, telefonear, fono, llamar por teléfonoSpanish
- foon, häälikEstonian
- تلفن, دورواژیدن, تلفن کردن, دورواژPersian
- puhelin, äänne, soittaaFinnish
- téléphone, phone, téléphoner, appelerFrench
- foghar, fónIrish
- foghar, fònScottish Gaelic
- pumbyry, mopumbyryGuaraní
- טלפוןHebrew
- दूरभाष, फ़ोन करना, फ़ोन, टेलीफ़ोनHindi
- telefon, telefonálHungarian
- հեռախոս, զանգելArmenian
- telephono, telephonarInterlingua
- teleponIndonesian
- sími, hringjaIcelandic
- telefono, fono, telefonareItalian
- טלפוןHebrew
- 電話をかける, 音韻, 電話する, 電話, 音素Japanese
- ទូរសព្ទKhmer
- 전화, 전화하다, 電話, 전화를 걸다Korean
- PhoneLatin
- Telefon, telefonéieren, Telephon, uruffenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- skambinti, telefonasLithuanian
- telefonēt, telefons, tālrunis, zvanīt, piezvanītLatvian
- телефонMacedonian
- telefoneren, telefoonDutch
- telefonNorwegian
- béésh bee haneʼéNavajo, Navaho
- telefon, głoska, dzwonić, telefonowaćPolish
- telefonar, telefone, chamarPortuguese
- telefonRomanian
- телефон, фо́на, звонить, фоне́ма, позвонить, телефонироватьRussian
- ڏُور وايو, ڏُور وائڻُSindhi
- telefón, telefonovať, zatelefonovať, volať, zavolaťSlovak
- telefonuSlovene
- mohala, telefonoSouthern Sotho
- ringa, telefonera, telefon, fonSwedish
- simuSwahili
- தொலைபேசிTamil
- ఫోనుTelugu
- โทรศัพท์, โทรThai
- telefonoTagalog
- telefon etmekTurkish
- телефон, дзвонити, подзвонитиUkrainian
- فون کرنا, ٹیلیفون, فونUrdu
- 電話, dây nói, kêu điện thoại, điện thoại, gọi điện thoại, gọi điệnVietnamese
- טעלעפֿאָנירןYiddish
- 电话Chinese
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