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Meaning of
call
in English
call
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//kɔl//
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Plural
calls
Past Tense
called
Participle Verb
calling
Third Person Singular
calls
Definitions
Verb
to
contact
someone
by
phone
(
remotely
)
She
will
call
her
sister
to
wish
her
a
happy
birthday
.
to
name
or
describe
something
;
identify
or
label
The
company
decided
to
call
their
new
product
"
SmartHome
".
to
rouse
or
awaken
someone
The
nurse
came
to
call
the
patient
for
their
morning
examination
.
to
visit
someone
or
a
place
;
pay
a
social
call
She
likes
to
call
on
her
friends
whenever
she
is
in
town
.
to
make
a
decision
as
referee
The
referee
had
to
call
the
penalty
and
give
the
team
a
free
kick
.
to
cry
or
shout
loudly
;
express
audibly
The
crowd
began
to
call
out
for
the
band
to
play
their
favorite
song
.
to
utter
or
speak
clearly
;
convey
a
message
The
tour
guide
will
call
out
important
information
during
the
trip
.
to
name
or
refer
to
something
;
give
a
label
The
company
decided
to
call
their
new
smartphone
"
Galaxy
".
to
have
as
one's
name
(
person
);
name
of
a
thing
The
baby's
parents
chose
to
call
her
Emily
.
to
estimate
or
characterize
loosely
;
approximate
The
economist
tried
to
call
the
market
trend
for
the
next
quarter
.
to
declare
or
predict
a
result
;
state
an
outcome
The
weather
forecast
will
call
for
rain
tomorrow
.
to
declare
or
announce
in
advance
The
weather
forecast
will
call
for
rain
tomorrow
.
to
predict
or
forecast
something
;
make
a
prophecy
The
economist
tried
to
call
the
market
trend
for
the
next
quarter
.
to
declare
a
death
officially
;
record
details
The
coroner
will
call
the
death
an
accident
.
to
declare
something
a
failure
The
referee
had
to
call
the
foul
and
give
the
player
a
warning
.
to
declare
a
shot
in
advance
The
coroner
will
call
the
death
an
accident
.
to
match
others'
bets
(
in
poker
)
The
player
decided
to
call
the
bet
and
raise
the
stakes
.
to
invoke
a
rule
(
in
games
)
The
referee
had
to
call
the
foul
and
give
the
player
a
warning
.
to
require
or
demand
something
(
of
someone
)
The
manager
will
call
on
the
employee
to
work
overtime
this
weekend
.
to
verbally
subject
someone
The
teacher
will
call
the
student
to
answer
the
question
.
to
claim
an
object
or
role
;
assert
ownership
The
player
decided
to
call
the
prize
,
claiming
it
as
her
own
.
to
announce
early
debt
repayment
;
prepayment
option
The
bank
allowed
the
borrower
to
call
the
loan
and
pay
it
off
early
.
to
demand
loan
repayment
;
recall
funds
The
lender
will
call
the
loan
if
the
borrower
misses
a
payment
.
to
jump
to
another
program
part
;
return
on
completion
The
programmer
used
a
call
to
jump
to
a
different
part
of
the
code
.
to
jump
to
another
part
of
a
program
;
return
on
completion
The
programmer
will
call
the
function
to
calculate
the
result
.
to
visit
someone
or
somewhere
The
manager
will
call
on
the
client
to
discuss
the
proposal
.
to
name
or
identify
something
;
describe
The
company
will
call
the
new
product
"
EcoClean
".
to
speak
or
use
one's
voice
She
began
to
call
out
to
her
friends
across
the
field
.
Noun
a
phone
conversation
or
social
visit
I
received
a
call
from
my
friend
yesterday
.
an
instance
of
calling
someone
The
doctor
made
a
call
to
the
patient's
family
.
a
brief
social
stop
(
at
a
place
)
She
made
a
call
at
the
store
to
pick
up
some
groceries
.
a
ship's
visit
to
a
port
The
ship
made
a
call
at
the
port
to
refuel
and
restock
supplies
.
a
judgement
or
decision
The
referee
made
a
call
to
disqualify
the
player
for
foul
play
.
right
to
speak
(
in
a
debate
,
etc
.);
the
floor
The
chairman
gave
her
the
call
to
address
the
meeting
.
a
statement
(
of
rules
,
etc
.)
in
games
The
rules
of
the
game
include
a
call
to
determine
the
starting
player
.
a
horn
signal
(
to
encourage
dogs
,
etc
.)
The
hunter
used
a
call
to
lure
in
the
prey
.
a
device
to
mimic
animal
sounds
;
for
hunting
The
hunter
used
a
call
to
mimic
the
sound
of
a
bird
.
an
invitation
to
serve
as
pastor
The
church
extended
a
call
to
the
young
minister
to
lead
their
congregation
.
a
phone
conversation
;
verbal
exchange
The
company
received
a
call
from
a
potential
investor
.
a
stock
option
to
buy
at
fixed
price
The
investor
bought
a
call
to
purchase
the
shares
at
a
lower
price
.
a
scheduled
work
period
;
on
request
The
nurse
is
on
call
tonight
and
will
respond
to
emergencies
.
Compounds / Phrases
birdcall
callbacks
callboy
callout
call for
call it a day
call into question
upcall
callsign
housecall
callgirl
rollcall
callouts
callsigns
phonecall
photocall
call out
call it quits
call it stumps
call on
call it a night
whaddayacallit
call it even
call letters
callboard
callboards
outcall
robocall
wotcha
end call
answer nature's call
call off
remain on call