noun
- plural of phone; telephone devices used for communication
- speech sounds in linguistics
Usage: technical
verb
- third person singular present of phone; calls someone using a telephone
Examples
- She left her phone at home and couldn’t call anyone.
- The office has several phones for different departments.
- He phones his grandmother every Sunday evening.
- Students must turn off their phones during the exam.
- The linguist studied the phones in various languages.
- She always phones ahead to make reservations.
- Modern phones can do much more than just make calls.