Phone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈəʊn/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈoʊn/.

Examples

I talked to him on the telephone
it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
I tried to call you all night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

telephone telephone set speech sound headphone call ring earphone call up earpiece sound

Parts of Speech

noun	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds “I talked to him on the telephone”
noun	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
noun	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear “it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked”
verb	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone “I tried to call you all night”

Word Forms

telephone	verb	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
phone	verb	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
phonic	adjective	relating to speech
phonetic	adjective	of or relating to speech sounds
phonate	verb	utter speech sounds
sound	verb	utter with vibrating vocal chords
caller	noun	the person initiating a telephone call
call	noun	a telephone connection
telephone	noun	transmitting speech at a distance
telephoner	noun	the person initiating a telephone call
phone	noun	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
phoner	noun	the person initiating a telephone call
ring	noun	the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Telefon

Elektronische Geräte, die Schall in elektrische Signale umwandeln, die über Entfernungen übertragen werden können, und empfangene Signale dann wieder in Töne umwandeln

🇫🇷French

téléphone

équipement électronique qui convertit le son en signaux électriques pouvant être transmis à distance, puis reconvertit les signaux reçus en sons

🇪🇸Spanish

teléfono

Equipo electrónico que convierte el sonido en señales eléctricas que pueden transmitirse a distancias y luego convierte las señales recibidas nuevamente en sonidos.

🇮🇹Italian

telefono

apparecchiature elettroniche che convertono il suono in segnali elettrici che possono essere trasmessi a distanza e quindi riconvertono i segnali ricevuti in suoni

🇳🇱Dutch

telefoon

elektronische apparatuur die geluid omzet in elektrische signalen die over afstanden kunnen worden verzonden en vervolgens ontvangen signalen weer omzet in geluiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

telefone

equipamento eletrônico que converte som em sinais elétricos que podem ser transmitidos a distâncias e depois converte os sinais recebidos novamente em sons

🇷🇺Russian

телефон

электронное оборудование, которое преобразует звук в электрические сигналы, которые можно передавать на расстояния, а затем преобразует полученные сигналы обратно в звуки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़ोन

इलेक्ट्रॉनिक उपकरण जो ध्वनि को विद्युत संकेतों में परिवर्तित करता है जिन्हें दूरियों तक प्रसारित किया जा सकता है और फिर प्राप्त संकेतों को वापस ध्वनि में परिवर्तित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোন

ইলেকট্রনিক সরঞ্জাম যা শব্দকে বৈদ্যুতিক সংকেতে রূপান্তর করে যা দূরত্বে প্রেরণ করা যায় এবং তারপর প্রাপ্ত সংকেতগুলিকে আবার শব্দে রূপান্তরিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தொலைபேசி

ஒலியை மின் சமிக்ஞைகளாக மாற்றும் மின்னணு உபகரணங்கள் தொலைதூரங்களுக்கு அனுப்பப்படும் மற்றும் பெறப்பட்ட சமிக்ஞைகளை மீண்டும் ஒலிகளாக மாற்றும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫోన్

ఎలక్ట్రానిక్ పరికరాలు సౌండ్‌ని ఎలక్ట్రికల్ సిగ్నల్‌లుగా మారుస్తాయి, ఇవి దూరాలకు ప్రసారం చేయబడతాయి మరియు అందుకున్న సంకేతాలను తిరిగి శబ్దాలుగా మారుస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

फोन

इलेक्ट्रॉनिक उपकरणे जे ध्वनीचे विद्युतीय सिग्नलमध्ये रूपांतर करतात जे दूरवर प्रसारित केले जाऊ शकतात आणि नंतर प्राप्त झालेल्या सिग्नलला पुन्हा आवाजात रूपांतरित करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોન

ઈલેક્ટ્રોનિક સાધનો કે જે અવાજને વિદ્યુત સંકેતોમાં રૂપાંતરિત કરે છે જે દૂર સુધી પ્રસારિત થઈ શકે છે અને પછી પ્રાપ્ત સંકેતોને ફરીથી અવાજમાં રૂપાંતરિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೋನ್

ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು ಧ್ವನಿಯನ್ನು ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಸಂಕೇತಗಳಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತದೆ, ಅದು ದೂರದವರೆಗೆ ಹರಡುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಂತರ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಸಂಕೇತಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಶಬ್ದಗಳಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോൺ

ശബ്‌ദത്തെ വൈദ്യുത സിഗ്നലുകളാക്കി പരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യുന്ന ഇലക്ട്രോണിക് ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ, അത് ദൂരത്തേക്ക് കൈമാറ്റം ചെയ്യാനും പിന്നീട് ലഭിച്ച സിഗ്നലുകളെ വീണ്ടും ശബ്ദങ്ങളാക്കി മാറ്റാനും കഴിയും.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫ਼ੋਨ

ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਾਨਿਕ ਉਪਕਰਨ ਜੋ ਧੁਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੇ ਸਿਗਨਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਦੇ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਦੂਰੀ 'ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਿਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਸਿਗਨਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

فون

الیکٹرانک آلات جو آواز کو برقی سگنلز میں تبدیل کرتے ہیں جو کہ فاصلے پر منتقل ہو سکتے ہیں اور پھر موصول ہونے والے سگنلز کو دوبارہ آوازوں میں تبدیل کر دیتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

电话

将声音转换为可远距离传输的电信号，然后将接收到的信号转换回声音的电子设备

🇯🇵Japanese

電話

音を遠くまで送信できる電気信号に変換し、受信した信号を音に戻す電子機器

🇰🇷Korean

핸드폰

소리를 먼 거리까지 전송할 수 있는 전기 신호로 변환한 후 수신된 신호를 다시 소리로 변환하는 전자 장비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điện thoại

thiết bị điện tử chuyển đổi âm thanh thành tín hiệu điện có thể truyền đi khoảng cách và sau đó chuyển đổi tín hiệu nhận được thành âm thanh

🇹🇭Thai

โทรศัพท์

อุปกรณ์อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ที่แปลงเสียงเป็นสัญญาณไฟฟ้าที่สามารถส่งผ่านระยะทางแล้วแปลงสัญญาณที่ได้รับกลับเป็นเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

telepon

peralatan elektronik yang mengubah suara menjadi sinyal listrik yang dapat ditransmisikan melalui jarak jauh dan kemudian mengubah sinyal yang diterima kembali menjadi suara

🇵🇭Filipino

telepono

elektronikong kagamitan na nagko-convert ng tunog sa mga de-koryenteng signal na maaaring ipadala sa mga distansya at pagkatapos ay i-convert ang mga natanggap na signal pabalik sa mga tunog

🇲🇾Malay

telefon

peralatan elektronik yang menukar bunyi kepada isyarat elektrik yang boleh dihantar melalui jarak dan kemudian menukar isyarat yang diterima kembali kepada bunyi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هاتف

المعدات الإلكترونية التي تحول الصوت إلى إشارات كهربائية يمكن نقلها عبر المسافات ومن ثم تحويل الإشارات المستقبلة مرة أخرى إلى أصوات

🇮🇷Persian

تلفن

تجهیزات الکترونیکی که صدا را به سیگنال های الکتریکی تبدیل می کند که می تواند در فواصل دور منتقل شود و سپس سیگنال های دریافتی را دوباره به صدا تبدیل می کند.

🇹🇷Turkish

telefon

Sesi mesafeler boyunca iletilebilen elektrik sinyallerine dönüştüren ve daha sonra alınan sinyalleri tekrar sese dönüştüren elektronik ekipman

🇮🇱Hebrew

טֵלֵפוֹן

ציוד אלקטרוני הממיר קול לאותות חשמליים שניתן להעביר למרחקים ולאחר מכן ממיר אותות שהתקבלו בחזרה לצלילים

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'phone'?

The primary meaning of 'phone' is 'electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'phone' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'phone' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'phone' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'phone' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'phone' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'phone' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'phone' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'phone' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'phone' in a professional email?

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Would you classify 'phone' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

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