Engelska

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gb/ˈaʊtpˌʊt/ us/ˈaʊtpˌʊt/
A1 Engelska
~ 1600
Betydelser
0 betydelser
Substantiv A1 entity
1

Mobile or landline telephone

A small machine you use to talk to other people who are far away.

Användningsmönster: to answer [the phone]
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'phone' with 'call'. 'Phone' is the device; 'call' is the action.
Synonymer
telephone (More formal or traditional term, often used in official contexts.)
Antonymer
letter (A written form of communication, opposite to spoken communication via phone.)
Ordkombinationer
answer the phone |mobile phone |phone call |phone number |ringing phone
Teman
technology |communication |daily life |daily_life
Exempel
  • She left her phone on the kitchen table.
  • I need to charge my phone before we go out.
  • He answered the phone on the second ring.
  • Please turn off your phone during the movie.
Exempel för inlärare
  • My phone is in my bag.
  • I talk to my mother on the phone.
  • The phone is ringing.
  • I use my phone every day.
Verb A1 action
2

To make a telephone call

To talk to someone using a phone.

Användningsmönster: to phone [someone]
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes add 'to' after 'phone' (e.g., 'phone to him'), which is incorrect in standard English.
Synonymer
call (Most common synonym; slightly broader as it can refer to any calling, not just by phone.)
Antonymer
ignore (To deliberately not contact or respond to someone.)
Ordkombinationer
phone back |phone number |phone call
Teman
communication |daily life |daily_life
Exempel
  • I’ll phone you when I arrive.
  • She phoned her friend to share the news.
  • He phoned the restaurant to book a table.
Exempel för inlärare
  • I will phone my sister tonight.
  • Please phone me after lunch.
  • He phones his boss every morning.
Grammatik
Grundform
output
IPA
GB/ˈaʊtpˌʊt/
US/ˈaʊtpˌʊt/
Stavelser och betoning
out - put (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (out)
Ordformer
Noun
  • Base: output
  • Plural: output, outputs
Verb
  • Base: output
  • 3rd Person Singular: outputs
  • Present Participle: outputting
  • Past: output, outputted
  • Past Participle: output
Ordfamilj
Forms
outputs noun outputting verb outputted verb
Related words
input noun A1
Viktiga punkter
  • Irregular present participle: outputting Verb
  • Irregular past: output, outputted Verb
  • Irregular past participle: output Verb
Uttryck

on the phone

1
/ˈɔn ðə fˈoʊn/
fixed phrase

Currently talking on the telephone

Talking to someone using a telephone right now.

Exempel
  • She’s on the phone with her mother.
  • I was on the phone when you knocked.

phone in

1
/fˈoʊn ˈɪn/
phrasal verb

Call a place or organization

To make a telephone call to a place, like an office or radio station.

Exempel
  • Listeners were invited to phone in with their questions.
  • I need to phone in my order before 5 p.m.

phone it in

1
/fˈoʊn ˈɪt ˈɪn/
idiom informal

Do something without effort

To do something without trying hard because you don't care much about it.

Exempel
  • He really phoned it in during that performance.
  • The team has been phoning it in all season.

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