Definition of answer phone - Reverso English Dictionary
Verbal expression
1.
pick upUK lift the phone to talkUK
- Please answer the phone when it rings.
2.
communicationTECH. UK manage phone calls in a professional settingTECH. UK
- He was hired to answer phone at the reception desk.
Terms with answer phone included in their meaning
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communication
answer a phone call
communication
answer a phone call
receiving line
answer a phone call
communication
answer a phone call by picking up the phone
communication
answer a phone call when it rings
Examples of answer phone in a sentence
She forgot to answer phone, missing the call. She was trained to answer phone calls efficiently. The intern learned to answer phone during busy hours.
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- French:décrocher, ...
- German:ans Telefon gehen, Anrufe entgegennehmen, ...
- Italian:rispondere al telefono, ...
- Spanish:contestar el teléfono, contestar llamadas, ...
- Portuguese:atender o telefone, ...
- Chinese:接电话, 处理电话, ...
- Japanese:電話に出る, 取る, ...
- Arabic:أَجابَ على الهاتِف, رَدَّ عَلَى الهَاتِف, ...
- Hebrew:לַעֲנוֹת, לַעֲנוֹת לְטֶלֶפוֹנִים, ...
- Russian:отвечать на звонок, отвечать на звонки, ...
- Ukrainian:відповідати на телефонні дзвінки, відповідати на дзвінки, ...
- Hindi:फ़ोन उठाना, फोन उठाना, ...
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