phone in English: A small thing you hold to talk to people far away or to send messages. (noun)

Translation

A small thing you hold to talk to people far away or to send messages.

Word origin

A short form of telephone, from Greek roots meaning far and sound.

Origin: Greek
Root: phone

Grammar

Gender

Pluralphones

Examples

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A "phone" is a thing you use to talk to people.

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"Phones" is the plural, meaning more than one phone.

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A "phone" lets you talk to people far away.

A phone is a small thing you hold in your hand to talk to people who are far away. With a phone you can also send messages, take pictures, and look things up. One is a phone, and more than one are phones.

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A thing on a wall or table that shows you the time.

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A small metal thing that opens or locks a door.

letter

One of the signs we use to write words, like a, b, or c; or a message you write and send to someone.

cup

A small, round thing you drink from, often with a handle.

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A drawing that shows where towns, roads, and other places are.

beep

A short, high sound made by a machine.

buzz

The low humming sound that something makes when it shakes very fast, like a bee flying or a phone on a table.

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A small machine made to do one special job.

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