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iPhone

/ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/

iPhone noun: a smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.

iphone: a smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia...
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Noun

iPhone (plural iPhones)

  1. (trademark) A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
    • His mom bought him an IPhone for his 11th birthday.
    • This concept puts the curve back on the iPhone 5 with a silhouette that's reminiscent of a banana phone.2012, “Best iPhone 5 concept photos”, in CNet
    Synonyms:
    Jesus phone
  2. (broadly) Any knockoff or similar high-end smartphone; through trademark genericization.

iPhone meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

iPhone in Hindi

device
आइफ़ोन āifon, आईफ़ोन āīfon

iPhone in Tamil

device
ஐபோன் aipōṉ

iPhone in Marathi

device
आयफोन āyphon

iPhone in Bengali

device
আইফোন aiphōn
More languagesFewer languages
iPhone in Telugu
ఐఫోన్ aiphōn
iPhone in Malayalam
ഐഫോൺ aiphōṇ
iPhone in Kannada
ಐಫೋನ್ aiphōn
iPhone in Punjabi
ਆਈਫ਼ੋਨ āīfon
iPhone in Nepali
आइफोन āiphon
iPhone in Pashto
آيفون āyfōn
iPhone in Tagalog
iPhone
iPhone in Arabic
آيْفُون ʔāyfūn
iPhone in Persian
آیفون ây-fôn
iPhone in Thai
ไอโฟน ai-foon
iPhone in Myanmar
အိုင်ဖုန်း uinghpun:

Examples of iPhone in a sentence

  • We have a full (and lengthy) preview guide on both operating systems here, and now we’re breaking down how to get the public beta on your iPhone or iPad.2020 July 9, Jacob Krol, “Here’s how to get the iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 public beta”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023:
  • “This is before everyone had [geographic information system] mapping, before iPads, iPhones, laptops, Google,” he says.2023 September 19, Yessenia Funes, quoting Robert D. Bullard, “The Father of Environmental Justice Exposes the Geography of Inequity”, in...

Synonyms of iPhone

Forms of iPhone

pluraliPhones

Origin of iPhone

From i- + phone. Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names.

Words formed from iPhone

Phrases with iPhone

Questions about iPhone

What does iPhone mean?
IPhone means a smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
What is iPhone in Hindi?
IPhone in Hindi is आइफ़ोन (āifon), आईफ़ोन (āīfon). See IPhone meaning in Hindi.
How do you use iPhone in a sentence?
We have a full (and lengthy) preview guide on both operating systems here, and now we’re breaking down how to get the public beta on your iPhone or iPad.
What part of speech is iPhone?
IPhone is a noun.
How do you pronounce iPhone?
IPhone is pronounced /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/ (US).
What is the plural of iPhone?
The plural of iPhone is iPhones.

Words near iPhone in the dictionary

  1. Iphigeneia
  2. Iphigenia
  3. Iphimedeia
  4. Iphimedia
  5. Iphis
  6. iPhone
  7. iPhone face
  8. iPhone moment
  9. iPhone moments
  10. iPhoneography
  11. iPhoner

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: iPhone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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