phone in

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fohn in]
- /foʊn ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fohn in]
- /foʊn ɪn/

Definitions of phone in words

phrasal verb phone in If you phone in to a radio or television show, you telephone the show in order to give your opinion on a matter that the show has raised. 0
phrasal verb phone in If you phone in to a place, you make a telephone call to that place. 0
phrasal verb phone in If you phone in an order for something, you place the order by telephone. 0
phrase phone in If you phone in sick, you telephone your workplace to say that you will not come to work because you are ill. 0
countable noun phone in A phone-in is a programme on radio or television in which people telephone with questions or opinions and their calls are broadcast. 0
verb phone in to make a telephone call to deliver information (esp to a broadcasting studio or place of work) 0

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Origin of phone in

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; noun, adj. use of verb phrase phone in

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Parts of speech for Phone in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Phone in

phone in popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.