phone
gb/fˈoʊn/ us/fˈoʊn/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2800
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A1
entity
1
Handheld device for calls and messages
A small device you use to talk to people or send messages.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone]'s phone
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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.'
పర్యాయపదాలు
telephone (More formal or traditional term for the same device)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
letter (A physical written communication method instead of electronic)
పదకలయికలు
mobile phone
|phone call
|phone number
|phone charger
|phone signal
విషయాలు
technology
|daily life
|communication
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
A2
action
2
To call someone on the phone
To call someone using a phone.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to phone [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may overuse 'call' and forget that 'phone' can be used as a verb in the same way.
పర్యాయపదాలు
call (Most common everyday synonym, slightly broader as it can refer to other calling methods)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
ignore (To deliberately not contact or respond)
పదకలయికలు
phone call
|phone back
|phone number
విషయాలు
communication
|daily life
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- I’ll phone you when I get home.
- She phoned her mother to share the good news.
- Please phone me if you need help.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I will phone you later.
- She phones her friend every day.
- Can you phone me now?
నామవాచకం
B1
event
3
An act of calling or being called
When you talk to someone on the phone.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to get/make/receive a phone [call]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners often omit 'call' after 'phone' when referring to the event in formal contexts; 'a phone' can sound like the device, not the event.
పర్యాయపదాలు
call (Most common term for this event)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
silence (The absence of calls or communication)
పదకలయికలు
make a phone call
|receive a phone call
|missed phone call
విషయాలు
communication
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I got a phone from my friend.
- He made a phone before dinner.
- We missed a phone yesterday.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
phone
IPA
GB/fˈoʊn/
US/fˈoʊn/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
phone (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (phone)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: phone
- Plural: phones
Verb
- Base: phone
- 3rd Person Singular: phones
- Present Participle: phoning
- Past: phoned
సంబంధిత పదాలు
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
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.