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gb/ˈaʊtpˌʊt/ us/ˈaʊtpˌʊt/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 1600
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A1
entity
1
Mobile or landline telephone
A small machine you use to talk to other people who are far away.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to answer [the phone]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'phone' with 'call'. 'Phone' is the device; 'call' is the action.
Visawe
telephone (More formal or traditional term, often used in official contexts.)
Vinyume
letter (A written form of communication, opposite to spoken communication via phone.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
answer the phone
|mobile phone
|phone call
|phone number
|ringing phone
Mada
technology
|communication
|daily life
|daily_life
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- My phone is in my bag.
- I talk to my mother on the phone.
- The phone is ringing.
- I use my phone every day.
Kitenzi
A1
action
2
To make a telephone call
To talk to someone using a phone.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to phone [someone]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes add 'to' after 'phone' (e.g., 'phone to him'), which is incorrect in standard English.
Visawe
call (Most common synonym; slightly broader as it can refer to any calling, not just by phone.)
Vinyume
ignore (To deliberately not contact or respond to someone.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
phone back
|phone number
|phone call
Mada
communication
|daily life
|daily_life
Mifano
- I’ll phone you when I arrive.
- She phoned her friend to share the news.
- He phoned the restaurant to book a table.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I will phone my sister tonight.
- Please phone me after lunch.
- He phones his boss every morning.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
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IPA
GB/ˈaʊtpˌʊt/
US/ˈaʊtpˌʊt/
Silabi na mkazo
out - put (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (out)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: output
- Plural: output, outputs
Verb
- Base: output
- 3rd Person Singular: outputs
- Present Participle: outputting
- Past: output, outputted
- Past Participle: output
Familia ya neno
Forms
outputs
noun
outputting
verb
outputted
verb
Related words
input
noun A1
Vidokezo muhimu
- Irregular present participle: outputting Verb
- Irregular past: output, outputted Verb
- Irregular past participle: output Verb
Semi
on the phone
1/ˈɔn ðə fˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
Currently talking on the telephone
Talking to someone using a telephone right now.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- He really phoned it in during that performance.
- The team has been phoning it in all season.