позвони́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• bell noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
• call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
• dial noun A round, marked surface with a needle or pointer used to display a measurement, such as on a clock or gauge.
• phone noun A device used to talk to someone over a distance, especially a mobile device that also runs apps.
• ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
• toll noun A fee charged for using a road, bridge, or similar route.

Senses

позвони́ть is used for these senses in English:

• bell (slang, transitive) To telephone.
• call (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
• dial (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.
• phone (ambitransitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.
• ring (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.

bell — full definition

1. noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
2. verb To attach a bell to something.
3. verb To flare out or take on a bell-like shape.

call — full definition

1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

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