"phone" meaning in English

See phone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfoʊn/ Audio: en-us-phone.ogg [US], en-uk-phone.ogg [UK] Forms: phone [singular], phones [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A phone is a tool for speaking to people who are far away.
    Sense id: simple-phone-en-noun-k4nYgD9j
  2. A phone is a smartphone.
    Sense id: simple-phone-en-noun-ikwH-GI-

Verb

IPA: /ˈfoʊn/ Audio: en-us-phone.ogg [US], en-uk-phone.ogg [UK] Forms: phone [canonical], phones [third-person, singular], phoned [past], phoned [past, participle], phoning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|phon|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you contact somebody using a phone, you phone them.
    Sense id: simple-phone-en-verb-ppWw~y3D
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          "text": "Can I borrow your phone? I need to call my friend."
        },
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          "text": "The phone's ringing. Can you answer it?"
        },
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          "text": "\"Goodbye!\" she said, and put the phone down."
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          "text": "This classroom does not allow students to use their phones during class."
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      "audio": "en-uk-phone.ogg",
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          "text": "Hey, I'll phone you tonight and we can decide what to do."
        },
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        },
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          "text": "\"Goodbye!\" she said, and put the phone down."
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        "A phone is a tool for speaking to people who are far away."
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    }
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