Learn English – answering the phone vs taking the call

phrase-meaningword-difference

What is the difference between

answering the phone

and

taking the call

??

Are they interchangeable? or Do they have some difference in their meaning?

Best Answer

Take a call means agree to answer while answer the phone means pick up the phone and speak when it rings.

To make it clear, let me make an example: your friend calls your home. Your Mum answers the phone but you're not willing to talk to your friend so you won't take the call.

Related Topic