phone
gb/fˈoʊn/ us/fˈoʊn/
A1
Angielski
~ 2800
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
Rzeczownik
A1
entity
1
Handheld device for calls and messages
A small device you use to talk to people or send messages.
Schemat użycia:
[someone]'s phone
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'phone' (device) with 'call' (the action). For example, 'I have a phone to my friend' is incorrect; it should be 'I called my friend.'
Synonimy
telephone (More formal or traditional term for the same device)
Antonimy
letter (A physical written communication method instead of electronic)
Kolokacje
mobile phone
|phone call
|phone number
|phone charger
|phone signal
Tematy
technology
|daily life
|communication
|daily_life
Przykłady
- I left my phone at home this morning.
- Her phone battery died in the middle of the conversation.
- He bought a new phone with a better camera.
- Please put your phone on silent during the meeting.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- My phone is in my bag.
- I talk to my friend on the phone.
- This is my new phone.
- I use my phone every day.
Czasownik
A2
action
2
To call someone on the phone
To call someone using a phone.
Schemat użycia:
to phone [someone]
Częsty błąd:
Learners may overuse 'call' and forget that 'phone' can be used as a verb in the same way.
Synonimy
call (Most common everyday synonym, slightly broader as it can refer to other calling methods)
Antonimy
ignore (To deliberately not contact or respond)
Kolokacje
phone call
|phone back
|phone number
Tematy
communication
|daily life
|daily_life
Przykłady
- I’ll phone you when I get home.
- She phoned her mother to share the good news.
- Please phone me if you need help.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- I will phone you later.
- She phones her friend every day.
- Can you phone me now?
Rzeczownik
B1
event
3
An act of calling or being called
When you talk to someone on the phone.
Schemat użycia:
to get/make/receive a phone [call]
Częsty błąd:
Learners often omit 'call' after 'phone' when referring to the event in formal contexts; 'a phone' can sound like the device, not the event.
Synonimy
call (Most common term for this event)
Antonimy
silence (The absence of calls or communication)
Kolokacje
make a phone call
|receive a phone call
|missed phone call
Tematy
communication
|daily_life
Przykłady
- I just got a phone from my boss about the meeting.
- She made a quick phone before leaving the office.
- We missed an important phone last night.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- I got a phone from my friend.
- He made a phone before dinner.
- We missed a phone yesterday.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
phone
IPA
GB/fˈoʊn/
US/fˈoʊn/
Sylaby i akcent
phone (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (phone)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: phone
- Plural: phones
Verb
- Base: phone
- 3rd Person Singular: phones
- Present Participle: phoning
- Past: phoned
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
phones
noun
phoning
verb
phoned
verb
Core family
telephone
noun A1
Related words
smartphone
noun B1
cellphone
noun
Advanced or less common
telephony
noun C1
Wyrażenia
hang up the phone
1/hˈæŋ ˈʌp ðə fˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
End a telephone call
To stop talking on the phone and end the call.
Przykłady
- She hung up the phone without saying goodbye.
- Please hang up the phone before you leave.
pick up the phone
1/pˈɪk ˈʌp ðə fˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
Lift or activate phone for call
To take the phone in your hand to answer or make a call.
Przykłady
- I picked up the phone and called my sister.
- Nobody picked up the phone when I rang.
put someone on the phone
1/pˈʊt sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɔn ðə fˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
Give another person the phone to talk
To give the telephone to someone else so they can talk to the caller.
Przykłady
- Can you put your dad on the phone? I need to ask him something.
- She put her friend on the phone so I could say hello.
answer the phone
1/ˈænsɚ ðə fˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
Pick up and speak on phone
To pick up the telephone when it rings and speak to the caller.
Przykłady
- Please answer the phone while I’m out.
- Can you answer the phone while I’m cooking?
- He answered the phone on the second ring.
- He didn’t answer the phone because he was asleep.