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pick up the phone

pick up the phone verb: to pick up the receiver of a telephone, generally with the intention of making a phone call.

pick up the phone: to pick up the receiver of a telephone, generally with the intention of making a phone call
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Verb

pick up the phone (third-person singular simple present picks up the phone, present participle picking up the phone, simple past and past participle picked up the phone)

  1. To pick up the receiver of a telephone, generally with the intention of making a phone call.
    • These deals won't last, so don't wait! Pick up the phone and dial Big Harry today! He'll find the perfect car for you!
    • If you ever need help, all you've gotta do is pick up the phone and give me a call.
    Antonyms:
    hang up
  2. To answer an incoming telephone call.
    • She dialed nervously, praying that Grandma would pick up the phone and everything would turn out OK.
    Antonyms:
    hang up

pick up the phone meaning in Arabic

pick up the phone in Arabic

to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
رَفَعَ السَّمَّاعَة rafaʕa as-sammāʕa

Antonyms of pick up the phone

Forms of pick up the phone

third-person singular presentpicks up the phone
present participlepicking up the phone
past participlepicked up the phone
pastpicked up the phone

Questions about pick up the phone

What does pick up the phone mean?
Pick up the phone means to pick up the receiver of a telephone, generally with the intention of making a phone call.
What is pick up the phone in Arabic?
Pick up the phone in Arabic is رَفَعَ السَّمَّاعَة (rafaʕa as-sammāʕa). See Pick up the phone meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is pick up the phone?
Pick up the phone is a verb.
What is the past tense of pick up the phone?
The past tense of pick up the phone is picked up the phone.

Words near pick up the phone in the dictionary

  1. pick up stitches
  2. pick up stompies
  3. pick up the ball and run with it
  4. pick up the mantle
  5. pick up the pace
  6. pick up the phone
  7. pick up the pieces
  8. pick up the slack
  9. pick up the tab
  10. pick up the threads
  11. pick up the threads of

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