phone up
Ring them up
Phone up means to call someone on the telephone.
The phrase is more common in British than American English, where call alone usually suffices.
I'll phone up the restaurant and make a reservation.
She phoned him up to see how he was doing.
Graduated circular indicator
contact · reach · summon · get through · give a ring · touch base · check in · follow up
Informal verbal exchange
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- speakProduce words aloud
- converseEngage in dialogue
- catch upReach someone ahead
check in · gab · chatter · gossip · heart-to-heart · confab · shoot the breeze · touch base
Initiate communication with someone
- get hold ofObtain or contact someone
- track downFind through persistent effort
- hunt downPursue until captured
- locateDiscover the position of
find · contact · reconnect · catch up · touch base · network · get in touch · look up
dial
Graduated circular indicator
page · contact · reach · summon · get through · give a ring · touch base · check in · follow up · ring up
chat
Informal verbal exchange
catch up · check in · gab · chatter · gossip · heart-to-heart · confab · shoot the breeze · touch base · vent
reach out
Initiate communication with someone
- get hold ofObtain or contact someone
- track downFind through persistent effort
- hunt downPursue until captured
locate · find · contact · reconnect · catch up · touch base · network · get in touch · look up · seek out
phone uphang up
End telephone conversation
ring off · disconnect · hang up on · cut off
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