Complete Definition of "pick up the phone"

English

Verb
pick up the phone

  1. To pick up the receiver of a telephone.
  2. To answer an incoming telephone call.

Synonyms
pick the phone up, pick up the telephone, pick up
(answer a call): answer the phone, answer

Antonyms
hang up the phone, hang the phone up, hang up

Related terms
slam the phone down

Translations

French: décrocher
mid
Portuguese: atender o telefone
Spanish: contestar el teléfono

Category:English phrases

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