Phone
Phone verb - To make a telephone call to.
Usage example: she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner
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Synonyms for Phone
Ring is a synonym for phone (British) in telephone topic. In some cases you can use "Ring" instead the word "Phone" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like activity, call, words, phone call. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old phone | old ring |
| expensive | expensive phone | expensive ring |
| special | special phone | special ring |
| ordinary | ordinary phone | ordinary ring |
| Other adjectives: certain, original, fake, true, single, actual, real, large, enormous, little, infamous, personal, magic, new, broken, mysterious, last, different, giant, stolen. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- If I receive a phone call from the hero requesting I meet him at some strange and threatening place I will ring back to make sure it's really him.
- Usually, a large phone prop was sitting on the desk, and was first seen after a commercial break ... letting viewers know that they can expect the phone to ring (obvious sound effects) at any moment.
Source: Phoney Call -
The Ring: Whenever someone watches the cursed video tape they receive a phone call with a child's voice on the other line warning, "Seven Days."
Source: Harassing Phone Call
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