As verbs the difference between phone and phoned
is that phone is to call (someone) on the telephone while phoned is past tense of phone.
As a noun phone
is a device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.
phone
Etymology 1
Shortening of (telephone).
Noun
(
en noun)
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.
Derived terms
* cell phone
* clamshell phone
* flip phone
* mobile phone
* phone sex
* phone tag
* smartphone
See also
*
Verb
(phon)
To call (someone) on the telephone.
Synonyms
* call, ring, telephone
Derived terms
* phone it in
* phone up
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Noun
(
en noun)
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
Related terms
* phonetic
* phonetically
* phonetics
* phonology
* phoneme
phoned
English
Verb
(head)
(phone)
phone
Etymology 1
Shortening of (telephone).
Noun
(
en noun)
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.
Derived terms
* cell phone
* clamshell phone
* flip phone
* mobile phone
* phone sex
* phone tag
* smartphone
See also
*
Verb
(phon)
To call (someone) on the telephone.
Synonyms
* call, ring, telephone
Derived terms
* phone it in
* phone up
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Noun
(
en noun)
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
Related terms
* phonetic
* phonetically
* phonetics
* phonology
* phoneme
