Question 1

What does "phone up" mean?

Accepted Answer

To telephone someone.

Question 2

How do you use "phone up" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Why don't you just phone up the hotel and ask them directly?

Question 3

Is "phone up" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"phone up" is informal — used mainly in casual conversation. A very common informal British English phrasal verb. 'Phone up' is virtually synonymous with 'call' or 'ring', but the addition of 'up' is idiomatic and adds a sense of reaching out to someone. More common in speech than in formal writing. American English speakers are more likely to say 'call someone'.

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