"on the phone" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} on the phone
  1. Talking to someone using a telephone; Synonym of on the telephone
    Sense id: en-on_the_phone-en-prep_phrase-h319~j8d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. (dated, UK) Connected to a telephone system or having a landline telephone in one's home. Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-on_the_phone-en-prep_phrase-8iJK1iAI Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Alternative forms

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