Call - English meaning
kɔːl
Call – definitions in English dictionary
verbGive (a baby or animal) a specified name.
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They called their daughter hannahSynonims:
NameChristenBaptizeDesignateStyleTermDubLabelEntitleClepeDenominateAnswer to the name ofGo by the name ofverbCry out (a word or words).
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He heard an insistent voice calling his nameSynonims:
Cry outCryShoutYellSing outWhoopBellowRoarHallooBawlScreamShriekScreechExclaimHollerYoo-hooCooeeEjaculateVociferateverbContact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone.
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Could i call you back ?verbOrder or request the attendance of.
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Representatives of all three teams have been called to appear before the monaco stewardsverbAnnounce or decide that (an event, especially a meeting, election, or strike) is to happen.
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There appeared to be no alternative but to call a general electionSynonims:
ConveneSummonCall togetherOrderAssembleArrangeArrange a time/date forAnnounceDeclareConvokeverb(of a person) pay a brief visit.
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I've got to call at the bank to get some cashSynonims:
Pay a visit toPay a brief visit toVisitPay a call onLook in onCall in onDrop in onDrop byStop byPop intoverb(of an umpire or other official in a game) pronounce (a ball, stroke, etc.) to be the thing specified.
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The linesman called the ball wideverbCause (a subroutine) to be executed.
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One subroutine may call another subroutine (or itself)
nounA cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention.
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A nearby fisherman heard their calls for helpSynonims:
CryShoutYellWhoopRoarScreamShriekExclamationHollerVociferationnounThe characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
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It is best distinguished by its call, a loud ‘pwit’Synonims:
CrySongSoundnounAn instance of speaking to someone on the phone or attempting to contact someone by phone.
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I'll give you a call at around fiveSynonims:
Phone callTelephone callRingBuzzBellTinklenounA brief visit, especially one made for social reasons.
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We paid a call on ben and his familySynonims:
VisitSocial callnounAn appeal or demand for something to happen or be done.
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The call for action was welcomedSynonims:
AppealRequestPleaEntreatyDemandOrderCommandnounAn order or request for someone to be present.
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He was delighted that so many former players had heeded the call to attend the conferenceSynonims:
SummonsRequestnoun(in sport) a decision or ruling made by an umpire or other official, traditionally conveyed by a shout, that the ball has gone out of play or that a rule has been breached.
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He was visibly irritated with the umpire's callsnounA command to execute a subroutine.
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Parameter values may be changed by calls to a special purpose input specification subroutinenounA demand for payment of lent or unpaid capital.
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Conceptually, an overdraft is repayable at call or on demand, whereas a loan is granted for a fixed…noun(in a bar, club, etc.) denoting or made with relatively expensive brands of alcohol which customers request by name.
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Try wines by the glass for $5, beer for $3, and call drinks for $8
verbTo give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name
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They've called the twins edward and thomas., what's that actor called that we saw in the film last …
verbIf a person, especially a child, calls someone names, they address that person with a name that is intended to be offensive
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Tom's worried that if he wears glasses at school the other children will call him names.
verbTo use a phone to talk to someone
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He called (you) last night when you were out., she called (me) this morning at the office and we ha…
verbTo make a phone call that is paid for by the person who receives it
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She got his phone number from another inmate and called collect.
verbTo consider someone or something to be
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He knows a lot of people, but only one or two that he'd call close friends., one sandwich and a let…
verbTo consider something as belonging to you
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I don't aspire to anything very grand - i just want a place i can call my own.
verbTo say something in a loud voice, especially in order to attract someone's attention, or (of animals) to make a loud, high sound, especially to another animal
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Did you call?, do i hear someone calling for you?, [ + speech ] "hey, you! come over here!" she cal…
verbTo ask people in a meeting to stop talking so that the meeting can continue
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She called for order/called the meeting to order.
verbIn some sports, to say what the next play will be
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The coach calls the plays from the sideline., the catcher calls pitches by signalling with his fing…
verbTo describe a sports game as it is happening, especially on radio or television
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He called the game for abc., vin scully called dodgers games for 67 years, on both radio and tv.
verbTo ask someone to come to you
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I keep the bedroom door open in case the children call for me in the night., i was called to an eme…
verbTo visit someone, especially for a short time
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The electrician must have called round this morning when we were out - there's a note on the door m…
verbTo decide officially to have a particular event or take particular action
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The managing director has called a meeting to discuss pay levels., the papers are predicting that t…
verbIf a sports official calls something, they make a decision about an action by a player or about a shot (= a kick, hit, or throw of the ball)
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[ + obj + adv ] the line judge called the ball out., the umpire called the delivery a wide., baseb…
nounThe act of using the phone
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Give someone a call give me a call when you get back from your holiday., make a call i've just got …
nounThe sound an animal makes or the sound of someone shouting something
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Give someone a call i'll be in the next room, so give me a call if you need any help., the whale ha…
nounThe fact of people wanting or needing a particular thing
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There's not much call for fur coats these days., formal i certainly don't think there's any call fo…
nounA demand for something to happen
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Management have so far ignored the union's calls for stricter safety regulations.
nounA short visit, especially an official one made by someone whose job is connected with health
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On a call doctor seward is out on a call this morning., pay a call on old-fashioned i thought i'd p…
nounA decision
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Make a call we can't let this situation continue for much longer - someone is going to have to make…
nounA decision by a sports official about an action by a player or a shot (= a throw, hit, or kick of the ball)
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At the start of the second set, he challenged a questionable line call., the ref made a number of c…
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Word origin
late Old English ceallian, from Old Norse kalla ‘summon loudly’.
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