► phone to speak to someone by telephone. Phoneis more common in British English than American English: · I’ll phone you tomorrow.
► call to phone someone. Call is used in both British and American English: · One of the neighbors called the police.· Call me later.
► ring British English spoken to phone someone. Ring is more informal than phone or call: · I can ring her at the office tomorrow.
► give somebody a call (also give somebody a ring) spoken to phone someone: · If you ever come to Seattle, give me a call.· I’ll give the hospital a ring and see how he is.
► telephone formal to phone someone: · Angry listeners telephoned the BBC to complain.
► Skype trademark to make a telephone call using special software that allows you to make calls over the Internet: · I Skyped her last night and we spoke for hours.