Past tense of telephone

Forms of telephone

Telephoned in a sentence

• David telephoned his apologies to his mother.1926, Robert Byron, chapter V, in Europe in the Looking-glass: Reflections of a Motor Drive from Grimsby to Athens, London: George...
• The length ganger saw the train passing with the van derailed and promptly telephoned the Sandbach signalman, who restored his signals to danger, but not in time to stop the train before the final derailment occurred.1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page...
• Surprisingly few people refused to talk, even those I doorstepped or telephoned out of the blue.2006, Denis O'Hearn, Nothing But an Unfinished Song. From the entry doorstep
• He telephoned airlines, government contacts and a whole host of pale, over-brushed acquaintances in the U.S.1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 18. From the entry delphic
• Hammond telephoned room service for a glass of milk and demanded it when Schiffman entered.1956 October 12, “Waiter Sues Socialite”, in San Francisco Examiner, final edition, San Francisco, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, section I, page…. From the entry whipped cream-less

Meaning of telephone

1. noun A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each other over a distance; now usually a device having a dial or keypad with numerals for entering a number, etc., to connect with a person, and means (such as a sound or vibration) for alerting one to an incoming call or transmission; also, the handset or receiver of such a device.
2. noun A means of communicating information from one person to another or others.
3. noun Now chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a simple communication device which converts sounds (usually speech) into mechanical vibrations along a string, wire, etc.

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Questions about the past tense of telephone

What is the past tense of telephone?

The past tense of telephone is telephoned.

What is the past participle of telephone?

The past participle of telephone is telephoned.

Is telephone a regular or irregular verb?

Telephone is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.