phone
/fəʊn/noun
उच्चारण फ़ोन
फ़ोन, दूरभाष
Basic word
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[C, U]
(short for telephone) a system for talking to somebody else over long distances using wires or radio; a machine used for this, especially a mobile phone
फ़ोन, दूरभाष
- a mobile phone
- on the phone
- I left my phone on charge in the bedroom.
+ 2 more examples
- She spends hours on the phone with her cousin every Sunday.
- Switch your phone to silent before entering the exam hall.
Synonyms telephone mobile cellphone smartphone handset
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→Phrasal verbs 1
phone in
to make a phone call to the place where you work; to call a radio or television programme
(दफ़्तर में) फ़ोन करके सूचना देना; (रेडियो या टीवी कार्यक्रम में) फ़ोन करना
- He phoned in sick this morning.
- Listeners phoned in with their questions.
§Grammar and usage
On the phone (talking on it: 'She is on the phone'); by phone or over the phone.
On the phone (बात करते हुए: 'She is on the phone'); by phone या over the phone।
Keep the phone verbs: phone, call, ring (British), dial, buzz (informal).
फ़ोन के verbs याद रखिए: phone, call, ring (British), dial, buzz (अनौपचारिक)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Phone in (call a radio or TV programme; call to say you are ill: 'phone in sick'), phone up.
Phrasal verbs: phone in (रेडियो या टीवी कार्यक्रम में फ़ोन करना; बीमार होने की सूचना देना: 'phone in sick'), phone up।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone (1876); 'phon' means sound (phonetics, microphone, symphony, saxophone).
Alexander Graham Bell ने टेलीफ़ोन का आविष्कार किया (1876); 'phon' का अर्थ ध्वनि है (phonetics, microphone, symphony, saxophone)।