phone

/foʊn/

nounverbphone

The PH in phone is like a "PH"oto—PH makes the /f/ sound.

Yes, it's phone. Remember the silent E at the end: phon + e = phone.

Definitions

  1. nounA device used to talk to someone far away, especially by voice.
  2. nounA smartphone or mobile phone.
  3. verbTo call someone using a phone.

Examples

  • I left my phone on the kitchen counter.
  • Please phone me when you get home.
  • Her phone rang during the movie, so she silenced it.

Synonyms

telephonecellphonemobilehandsetsmartphone

Translations

ES teléfonoPT telefoneFR téléphone

Common misspellings

fonfonephonphoenphonnephomephnephoen(e)

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