phone home
To make a telephone call to one's homeTo make a telephone call to one's home.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive, literally)To make a telephone call to one's home.
(informal, intransitive)To contact a remote service for instructions, identification, etc.
The software phones home once a week to check for updates.
Examples
23 sentencesI left my phone at home.
Я лишив телефон удома. — deniko
ruЯ оставил телефон дома. — marafon
Tom left his phone at home.
Том залишив свій телефон удома. — deniko
ruТом оставил телефон дома. — marafon
I left my cell phone at home.
ruЯ оставил мобильный дома. — marafon
deIch habe mein Mobiltelefon zu Hause liegenlassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom left his cell phone at home.
Mary left her phone at home.
Мері лишила телефон вдома. — deniko
ruМэри оставила телефон дома. — marafon
Forms
phones home, phoning home, phoned home, phoned home| Base form | phone home · to phone home |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | phones home |
| Present participle | phoning home |
| Past simple | phoned home |
| Past participle | phoned home |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle