To deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.

simple past tense and past participle of 'phone

(UK) Dated form of phone.

(UK) Dated form of phone.

(broadcasting) A show requiring members of the public to telephone the studio.

A type of sound. / A device that makes a sound. / A speaker of a certain language.

(transitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.

(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.

A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.

simple past tense and past participle of phone