phone number
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- noun
- /foʊn ˈnʌmbər/
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número de teléfono
- Why don't you leave your phone number, and I'll contact you if I learn anything?
- cell phone number
- exchange phone numbers
- give a phone number
Put your question in the title and your phone number in the body.
- Put your question in the title and your phone number in the body.
- What's my old phone number for my old family house?
- He was getting the numbers, phone numbers of people like Jeff Bezos, right?
- I'm trying to find his phone number, type his name in.
- She got John's name and phone number from long distance information.
- And Al, Al Hal said I want your phone number after the first take.
- So around the name Abu Zubaydah were phone numbers, addresses and e-mail addresses.
- So I have where they are, their names, the phone number, the address.
Examples
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In the meantime, get her name and phone number.
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Please write down your phone number so I can reach you later.
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And you have my phone numbers, OK?
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Put your question in the title and your phone number in the body.
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All right, you can give me your phone number and your address.
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Does he have a phone number?
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Some reports were complete, with home address, phone number, and e-mail address.
Academic text (2006) -
Whenever I went out, I had to give her a phone number where she could reach me.
Academic text (2001) -
Bar association officials now carry lists of phone numbers for staff members.
Academic text (2002) -
What's Dr. Carmody's phone number?
Synonyms
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1.0
A set of digits that identifies something like a phone or room
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1.0
A set of numbers people use to call someone by phone
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9.6
A short word used to give someone's phone number
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sequence of numbers assigned to a telephone line' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'phone' (telephone device/line) with 'number' (a numeric identifier). This simple noun–noun compound pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard compositional rules, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The compound phone number comes from the old telephone system where each phone was given a special number so people could 'call' the right line. That's why a phone number today means the set of numbers you use to reach someone by phone.