Telephoning

to call back

• to telephone someone (again) later
• To switch on
• the line is quite bad and you can't hear a person on a call clearly (usually when talking on a mobile)
• To call up

To call up

• to telephone someone
• to telephone someone (again) later
• to answer a phone call
• To switch off

To get through

• to lose a telephone connection
• to telephone someone
• To call back
• To switch on

To hang up

• to end a telephone conversation (often abruptly)
• to lose a telephone connection
• To call back
• to telephone someone (again) later

To put someone through

• to connect someone on the phone
• to end a telephone conversation (often abruptly)
• To call up
• to telephone someone

To hold on

• wait (for a short time). Generally we use it in imperative form.
• to connect someone on the phone
• To call up
• to lose a telephone connection

To pick up

• to answer a phone call
• wait (for a short time). Generally we use it in imperative form.
• to communicate (to convey) a message to someone else
• to end a telephone conversation (often abruptly)

To get off (the phone)

• to finish talking on the phone
• to answer a phone call
• to connect someone on the phone
• to connect someone on the phone

To switch off

• to disconnect using the power button
• to finish talking on the phone
• to connect using the power button
• wait (for a short time). Generally we use it in imperative form.

To switch on

• to connect using the power button
• to disconnect using the power button
• to disconnect using the power button
• to answer a phone call