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phone 2, verb (oh)



2 S1 also phone up v [I and T]
to speak to someone by telephone
-synonym telephone telephone
::I'll phone you this evening.
::Why didn't they phone the police?
::For information phone 01279-623772.
::Stevie phoned to say that he was going to be late.
::I kept phoning her up, asking to meet her.
::Tell him to phone back (=telephone again at a later time) tomorrow.
see usage note call 1
phone in phr v
to telephone the place where you work, especially in order to report something
::I'll phone in and let them know.
phone sth ¡û¡ú in
::I'll phone the report in tomorrow morning.
::She phoned in sick (=telephoned to say that she was ill and could not come to work) .
to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or ask a question
::There's still time to phone in before the end of the programme.
-see also phone-in
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HINT sense 1
You do not 'phone to' someone or 'phone to' a number. Phone is followed immediately by a noun: She phoned her friend Judy. | Just phone 01279-623772 and I'll come and get you.