phone up
phone up · phones up · phoned up · phoning up
звати, кричати, покликати
звонить
rufen, anrufen, telefonieren
To phone; to contact by telephoneTo phone; to contact by telephone.
» Tom finally noticed that Mary had a phone up to her ear.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To phone; to contact by telephone.
звонитьzvonitʹ
(transitive)To order by telephone.
Examples
19 sentencesTom finally noticed that Mary had a phone up to her ear.
Tom held his phone up to take a selfie.
deTom hielt sein Telefon hoch, um sich selbst zu knipsen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did the phone wake you up?
ruТебя телефон разбудил? — marafon
My mobile phone doesn't pick up a signal.
I must have picked your phone up by accident.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to contact by telephone:
Forms
phones up, phoning up, phoned up, phoned up| Base form | phone up · to phone up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | phones up |
| Present participle | phoning up |
| Past simple | phoned up |
| Past participle | phoned up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- phone upзвати, кричатиTo phone; to contact by telephone.
- phone inTo deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.
- phone aheadTo make a phone call at a destination before arriving there to let people there know one is coming and to make suitable arrangements.
Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb