Phones, email and the internet
Making calls Part One
area code
the numbers for a particular area or city, which you use when you are making a phone call from outside the local area
be on the phone
to be using the phone
call verb
to phone somebody
call noun
the act of speaking to somebody on the phone
call back phrasal verb
to phone somebody again or to phone somebody who phoned you earlier
callback noun
a phone call that you make to somebody who has just called you
caller
a person who is making a phone call
call-in noun
a radio or television programme in which people can phone and make comments or ask questions about a particular subject
call in phrasal verb
to phone a place, especially the place where you work
call up
to make a phone call to somebody
contact
to communicate with somebody, for example by phone, letter or email
cut off
to interrupt somebody who is speaking on the phone by breaking the connection
dial
to use a phone by pushing buttons or turning the dial to call a number
dial in
to connect to a service or computer system using a phone line
engaged
(of a phone line) being used
get hold of somebody
to contact or find somebody
get through
to make contact with somebody by phone
give somebody a bell (British English, informal)
to call somebody by phone
give somebody a buzz ( informal)
to phone somebody
give somebody a ring
to make a phone call to somebody
hold (informal)
used to ask somebody to wait on the phone line
