Common phrasal verbs related to telephoning, along with their | Improve Your English🎓

Common phrasal verbs related to telephoning, along with their meanings:

1. Pick up: To answer a call or to lift the receiver to take a call.
   - "Could you pick up the phone? It's been ringing for a while."

2. Hang up: To end a telephone call.
   - "I had to hang up because the call was getting too noisy."

3. Call back: To return a phone call.
   - "I missed her call, so I'll have to call her back later."

4. Put through: To connect a caller to another line.
   - "Can you put me through to the manager, please?"

5. Hold on: To wait on the line.
   - "Hold on a moment; I'll transfer you to the right department."

6. Cut off: To lose the connection suddenly.
   - "We were talking when the call got cut off."

7. Speak up: To speak louder.
   - "The line is bad – could you speak up a bit?"

8. Ring off: To end a call, often abruptly or without warning.
   - "He didn't say goodbye, just rang off."

9. Dial in: To join a conference call using a phone number.
   - "The meeting starts at 9, so remember to dial in."

10. Hang on: Similar to "hold on"; to wait for a short period of time.
    - "Hang on, I'll check if she's available."

11. Ring up: To call someone.
    - "I'll ring you up tonight to discuss our plans."

12. Break up: When the signal is not strong and you cannot hear the other person clearly.
    - "You're breaking up; I can barely hear what you're saying."