make a phone call
11call collect — (US ► COMMUNICATIONS to make a phone call that is paid for by the person who receives it: »To call collect from overseas, you need to reach an international operator. Main Entry: ↑call …
12call someone collect — american phrase to make a phone call that is paid for by the person who receives the call. The British expression is reverse the charges . Thesaurus: using a telephonehyponym Main entry: collect …
13call in — verb 1. summon to enter (Freq. 2) The nurse called in the next patient • Hypernyms: ↑invite, ↑ask in • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. summon to a particular activity or employment …
14phone — ▪ I. phone phone 1 [fəʊn ǁ foʊn] noun [countable] TELECOMMUNICATIONS a piece of equipment you use to talk to someone who is in another place; = TELEPHONE see also answerphone, smartphone …
15make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… …
16make — I UK [meɪk] / US verb Word forms make : present tense I/you/we/they make he/she/it makes present participle making past tense made UK [meɪd] / US past participle made *** Get it right: make: When make means to cause or force someone to do… …
17make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… …
18call someone collect — American to make a phone call that is paid for by the person who receives the call. The British expression is reverse the charges …
19phone card — UK US (also phonecard) noun [C] COMMUNICATIONS ► a small card that you buy, with the number of a special phone service to make calls at reduced prices: »International calls are much cheaper with phone cards than dialling direct. ► a small card… …
20Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) — Single by Steve Harley Cockney Rebel from the album The Best Years of Our Lives B side Another Journey …
