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phone

phone
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fohn]
    • /foʊn/
    • /fəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fohn]
    • /foʊn/

Definitions of phone word

  • noun phone a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”. 1
  • verb with object phone to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone. 1
  • verb with object phone to send (a message) by telephone. 1
  • verb without object phone to send a message by telephone. 1
  • transitive verb phone call on the telephone 1
  • intransitive verb phone make telephone call 1

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Origin of phone

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; by shortening

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Phone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

phone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

phone usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for phone

noun phone

  • affricate — a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair
  • consonants — Phonetics. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). (in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Compare vowel (def 1b). (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
  • diphthong — Phonetics. an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound or phoneme and identified by its apparent beginning and ending sound, as the oi- sound of toy or boil.
  • diphthongs — Phonetics. an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound or phoneme and identified by its apparent beginning and ending sound, as the oi- sound of toy or boil.
  • fricative — (of a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant.

verb phone

  • bleep — A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
  • bleeping — (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
  • call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
  • call up — If you call someone up, you telephone them.
  • communicate — to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc

Top questions with phone

  • where is my phone?
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  • how to track a cell phone?
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  • how to connect phone to tv?
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