telephoned
Made a call
Telephoned is the past tense of telephone, meaning to call someone using a phone: She telephoned her mother with the news.
The word sounds slightly formal or old-fashioned compared to simply saying called or phoned.
Contacted by phone
- dialedEntered a number
- reachedArrived at successfully
- rangSounded, as bells
- phonedContacted by telephone
buzzed · connected · notified · paged · alerted · informed · summoned · beckoned
Stationary wired telephone
- mobileCapable of movement
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- handsetHeld telephone component
- dial toneSound indicating phone readiness
rotary dial · switchboard · operator · phone line · network · cordless · speakerphone · earpiece
Contact by phone
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- discussionExchange of ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
exchange · message · conference call · voicemail · long-distance · hold · callback · phone tag
Telephone's Scottish-born creator
- inventionNew device or method
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- 1876Late nineteenth century
- candlestick phoneEarly upright telephone design
called
Contacted by phone
phoned · buzzed · connected · notified · paged · alerted · informed · summoned · beckoned · requested
landline
Stationary wired telephone
dial tone · rotary dial · switchboard · operator · phone line · network · cordless · speakerphone · earpiece · mouthpiece
call
Contact by phone
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- discussionExchange of ideas
dialogue · exchange · message · conference call · voicemail · long-distance · hold · callback · phone tag · catch up
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone's Scottish-born creator
candlestick phone · party line · telegraphy · central office
- telephone numberCode to connect calls
- telephone poleTall post carrying wires
- telephone callSpoken exchange via handset
- telephone lineWired voice transmission channel
- telephone boothEnclosed public payphone station
- telephone bookPublished listing of subscribers