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call en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[kʰɑɫ] (General-American)
/kɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[kʰoɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
/kɔl/ (Scotland)
/koːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/koːl/ (British, Southern, Standard)
(General-American) audio
/kɑl/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
/kɔl/ (General-American)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
[kʰɔɫ] (General-American)
/kɒl/ (Canada)
/kaːl/ (Northumbria)
kôl (Received-Pronunciation)
(Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English cealliander. Old English *callian Middle English callen English call From Middle English callen, from Old English ċeallian (“to call, shout”) and Old Norse kalla (“to call; shout; refer to as; name”); both from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *golH-so- (“voice, cry”), from *gel(H)- (“to vocalize, call, shout”). Cognates * Scots call, caw, ca (“to call, cry, shout”) * Dutch kallen (“to chat, talk”) * German Low German kallen (“to speak, talk”) * German kallen (“to call”) * Swedish kalla (“to call, refer to, beckon”) * Norwegian kalle (“to call, name”) * Danish kalde (“to call, name”) * Icelandic kalla (“to call, shout, name”) * Welsh galw (“to call, demand”) * Polish głos (“voice”) * Lithuanian gal̃sas (“echo”) * Russian голос (golos, “voice”) * Albanian gjuhë (“language, tongue”).

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A cry or shout.
- He heard a call from the other side of the room.
(countable, uncountable) The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.
(countable, uncountable) A beckoning or summoning.
- I had to yield to the call of the wild.
- We actually have a call tomorrow, which is a Sunday, right after my bridal shower. I have to make enchiladas for 10 people! 2007, Latina, volume 11, page 101:
- But they had hoped that, when peace had been restored, when no call of duty required him [William III of England] to cross the sea, he would generally, during the summer and autumn, reside in his fair palaces and parks on the banks of the Thames, [...] 1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XXIII, in Lady Trevelyan (Hannah More Macaulay), editor, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume V, London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, →OCLC, page 117:
- Dependance is a perpetual call upon humanity, and a greater incitement to tenderness and pity, than any other motive whatsoever. 1711 October 7 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, September 27, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 181; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 440:
(countable, uncountable) A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- I received several calls today.
- I received several phone calls today.
(countable, uncountable) An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- I made a call to Jim, but he didn’t answer.
(countable, uncountable) A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- He [...] ſeldom waits, / Dependent on the baker's punctual call, / To hear his creaking panniers at the door, / Angry and ſad and his laſt cruſt conſumed. 1785, William Cowper, “Book I. The Sofa.”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, pages 13–14:
- Podson stayed till after five, though he handsomely apologized for outstaying a call. "The fact is, I never think of the time, when I get talking to a really intelligent woman...' 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 149:
- I paid a call to a dear friend of mine.
(countable, uncountable) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- The ship made a call at Southampton.
(countable, uncountable) A decision or judgement.
- Fair call actually, because don't the girls blow up when you miss an anniversary? 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 2:
- That was a good call.
(countable, uncountable) The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- The Prime Minister has the call.
- I give the call to the Manager of Opposition Business.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of call option.
alt of call option
(countable, uncountable) The act of calling to the other batsman.
(countable, uncountable) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
(uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- We attempted to include all topics that we ourselves have faced while taking plastic surgery call at the affiliated hospitals in the Texas Medical Center, one of the largest medical centers in the world, which sees over 100,000 patients per day. 2008, Jamal M. Bullocks et al., Plastic Surgery Emergencies: Principles and Techniques, Thieme, →ISBN, page ix:
- The columns in the second rectangle show fewer hours, but part of that is due to the fact that there's a division between a work call and a show call. 2009, Steven Louis Shelley, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, page 171:
- I took general-surgery call at Bossier Medical Center and asked special permission to take general-medical call, which was gladly given away by the older staff members: […]. You would be surprised at how many surgical cases came out of medical call. 2007, William D. Bailey, You Will Never Run out of Jesus, CrossHouse Publishing,, →ISBN, page 29:
- page 48: “Mondays would be great, especially after a weekend of call.” page 56: “[…] I’ve got call tonight, and all weekend, but I’ll be off tomorrow to help you some.” 1978, Alan E. Nourse, The Practice, Harper & Row, →ISBN:
(countable, uncountable) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
(countable, uncountable) A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- There was a 20 dollar bet on the table, and my call was 9.
(countable, uncountable) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
(countable, uncountable) A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
(countable, uncountable) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
(countable, uncountable) A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
(countable, uncountable) An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
(archaic, countable, uncountable) Vocation; employment; calling.
(US, countable, uncountable) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
(countable, informal, slang, uncountable) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- "They have a little network of women that watch out for each other," Morford said. That means that if one prostitute doesn't come back after going out on a call – whether it's an Internet prostitute or a streetwalker – and the other women can't get hold of her, they get scared, close up shop and won't work, Morford said. 2015 March 3, Lyda Longa, “Internet hookups mean fewer prostitutes on Daytona’s streets, police say”, in The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Daytona Beach, Fla.:
(countable, uncountable) A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- The work was done by two lawyers, one a 1983 call and the other a 2010 call. 2020 October 28, Master K.E. Jolley, “Korlyakov v. Riesz, 2020 ONSC 6622”, in CanLII, retrieved 19 Jun 2021:
(countable, in negative constructions, uncountable) Need; necessity.
- CALL 2 need for. "There worn't noa call for nowt o't'soart." 1865, William Stott Banks, Wakefield Words, page 11:
- There's no call for that kind of bad language!

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
calls	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (346)

he צִיּוּץ (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · bg обявление (statement of a particular state or rule in many games) · bg по́зив (beckoning or summoning) · grc κλῆσις (beckoning or summoning) · mi waeatanga (telephone conversation) · is kall (cry or shout) · sl klic (telephone conversation) · fi maksaminen (poker: act of matching a bet) · lv sauciens (cry or shout) · fi vokaatio (invitation to take charge of or serve a church) · sk návšteva (social visit) · el επίσκεψη (social visit) · cmn 探望 (social visit) · fi ääni (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · cs návštěva (social visit) · sl klic (beckoning or summoning) · ja 呼び出し (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · bg вик (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · fi osto-optio (finance: short for option to buy stock — see also call option) · ang cīgung (beckoning or summoning) · ga glao (telephone conversation) · ang oncīgung (beckoning or summoning) · ja 叫び (cry or shout) · bg нужда (need, necessity) · es palabra (right to speak) · fi kutsu (beckoning or summoning) · ga glaoch (telephone conversation) · it richiamo (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · fi keikka (prostitution: meeting with a client) · gl berro (cry or shout) · it saluto (social visit) · ca crit (cry or shout) · sh telefonski poziv (telephone conversation) · es telefonema (telephone conversation) · mk по́вик (telephone conversation) · ga glao (cry or shout) · ru визи́т (social visit) · de Ruf (beckoning or summoning) · ro chemare (telephone conversation) · it grido (cry or shout) · fi päätös (decision or judgement) · nn anløp (social visit) · ka ძახილი (cry or shout) · bg дежу́рство (type of work shift) · ka შეძახილი (cry or shout) · eo voko (telephone conversation) · be звано́к (telephone conversation) · ltg klaiga (cry or shout) · ky коңгуроо (telephone conversation) · es visita (social visit) · uk телефо́нна розмо́ва (telephone conversation) · fi pilli (instrument to call birds or animals) · ltg klīdzīņs (cry or shout) · ru сло́во (right to speak) · ru разгово́р (telephone conversation) · ca xiscle (cry or shout) · bg дума (right to speak) · sl klic (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · ru призы́в (beckoning or summoning) · fi huuto (cry or shout) · uk виклик (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · qu waqya (telephone conversation) · sw mwito (beckoning or summoning) · cmn 呼喊 (cry or shout) · nl telefoongesprek (telephone conversation) · fi käynti (social visit) · it urlo (cry or shout) · ru звоно́к (telephone conversation) · pt plantão (type of work shift) · yue 通話 /通话 (telephone conversation) · de Bereitschaftsdienst (type of work shift) · fi poka (prostitution: meeting with a client) · fi päivystys (type of work shift) · hu hívás (beckoning or summoning) · is heimsókn (social visit) · ja 呼び出し (beckoning or summoning) · es guardia (type of work shift) · acw زيارة (social visit) · el κραυγή (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · ur فون (telephone conversation) · da opkald (telephone conversation) · az görüşə gəlmə (social visit) · he צִלְצוּל (telephone conversation) · fi kyläily (social visit) · pt chamada (cry or shout) · ms panggilan (telephone conversation) · ca crida (beckoning or summoning) · tg занг (telephone conversation) · el αναφώνηση (cry or shout) · mk крик (cry or shout) · hi चिल्लाना (cry or shout) · fr appeau (instrument to call birds or animals) · uk дзвіно́к (telephone conversation) · fr appel (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · fi tehtävä (beckoning or summoning) · bg по́вик (beckoning or summoning) · tl tawag (telephone conversation) · it visita (social visit) · ja 呼び声 (cry or shout) · ga glao (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · az zəng (telephone conversation) · cmn 認購期權 /认购期权 (finance: short for option to buy stock — see also call option) · hi फ़ोन (telephone conversation) · ru вы́зов (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · ko 외침 (cry or shout) · it turno (type of work shift) · ru крик (cry or shout) · be наве́дванне (social visit) · fi puheenvuoro (right to speak) · pl wołanie (cry or shout) · acw اتِّصال (telephone conversation) · ca telefonada (telephone conversation) · pt programa (prostitution: meeting with a client) · el ξεφωνητό (cry or shout) · sv telefonsamtal (telephone conversation) · ca crit (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · pl krzyk (cry or shout) · cy galwad (beckoning or summoning) · sk hovor (telephone conversation) · fr cri (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · pt canto (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · pt grito (cry or shout) · tr çağrı (telephone conversation) · es grito (cry or shout) · cmn 跟注 (poker: act of matching a bet) · hy զանգ (telephone conversation) · ko 통화 (telephone conversation) · fi kutsu (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · pt visita (social visit) · aii ܡܲܚܒܲܪܬܵܐ (telephone conversation) · eo voko (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · lv vizīte (social visit) · el κάλεσμα (beckoning or summoning) · fr appel (beckoning or summoning) · fa-ira دیدار (social visit) · gd gairm (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · sv anrop (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · is kall (beckoning or summoning) · uk крик (cry or shout) · ka შეძახება (cry or shout) · fi tarjous (statement of a particular state or rule in many games) · el κλήση (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · el τιτίβισμα (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · mk крик (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · pl zew (beckoning or summoning) · hy կանչ (cry or shout) · pl wywołanie (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · fr cri (cry or shout) · hu látogatás (social visit) · be візі́т (social visit) · it convocazione (beckoning or summoning) · ka ზარი (telephone conversation) · pl wizyta (social visit) · fi tarve (need, necessity) · fi puhelinkeskustelu (telephone conversation) · az ziyarət (social visit) · sv ord (right to speak) · bg извикване (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · bg ра́зговор (telephone conversation) · lv apmeklējums (social visit) · io telefono (telephone conversation) · ang sēcness (social visit) · pam aus (telephone conversation) · de Schrei (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · es canto (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · sl klic (cry or shout) · fi soitto (instance of calling someone on the telephone) · hu telefonhívás (telephone conversation) · ru мано́к (instrument to call birds or animals) · ko 울음 (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · fr visite (social visit) · sq telefonatë (telephone conversation) · bg призва́ние (vocation, employment, calling) · ar مُكَالَمَة (telephone conversation) · eo alvoko (beckoning or summoning) · hu madárhang (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · uk візи́т (social visit) · he קְרִיאָה (cry or shout) · ru го́лос (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · uk візи́та (social visit) · sv besök (social visit) · uz zvonok (telephone conversation) · hi भेंट (social visit) · pl rozmowa telefoniczna (telephone conversation) · bg при́зив (beckoning or summoning) · nb anløp (social visit) · pl okrzyk (cry or shout) · hy կանչ (beckoning or summoning) · fr appel (cry or shout) · hu szó (beckoning or summoning) · mk по́вик (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · nmn kxʻāa (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · hu vonzás (beckoning or summoning) · de Anruf (telephone conversation) · kea xamada (telephone conversation) · gd gairm (cry or shout) · sv call (poker: act of matching a bet) · ka წამოძახილი (cry or shout) · nl telefoon (telephone conversation) · ko 방문 (social visit) · pl odwiedziny (social visit) · bg на повикване (type of work shift) · lb Uruff (telephone conversation) · sh по̏сјет (social visit) · ca trucada (instance of calling someone on the telephone) · hy կանչ (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · rm telefon (telephone conversation) · cs hovor (telephone conversation) · cmn 通話 /通话 (telephone conversation) · hu kiáltás (cry or shout) · ru крик (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · it chiamata (telephone conversation) · cmn 呼叫 (cry or shout) · ca visita (social visit) · pt chamado (beckoning or summoning) · az çağırış (beckoning or summoning) · fi kutsumus (vocation, employment, calling) · hi आह्वान (beckoning or summoning) · ar زِيَارَة (social visit) · pt chamada (beckoning or summoning) · ar اِتِّصَال (telephone conversation) · ko 부름 (beckoning or summoning) · gl visita (social visit) · es llamado (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · az çığırtı (cry or shout) · fr exécution (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · ja 呼び (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · de Wort (right to speak) · el πρόσκληση (beckoning or summoning) · ky звонок (telephone conversation) · ca crida (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · hu hívás (telephone conversation) · fr astreinte (type of work shift) · cmn 電話 /电话 (telephone conversation) · ru дежу́рство (type of work shift) · hy այցելություն (social visit) · ja 訪問 (social visit) · ga glaoch (beckoning or summoning) · ja 来訪 (social visit) · ka ყვირილი (cry or shout) · pt chamada (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · fi puhelu (telephone conversation) · de Telefonat (telephone conversation) · fi vierailu (social visit) · az bağırtı (cry or shout) · pt telefonema (telephone conversation) · fi puosunpilli (nautical: whistle or pipe used to summon the sailors to duty) · uz qoʻngʻiroq (telephone conversation) · az telefon söhbəti (telephone conversation) · bg визи́та (social visit) · nl bezoek (social visit) · yue 電話 /电话 (telephone conversation) · de Stippvisite (social visit) · de Kaufoption (finance: short for option to buy stock — see also call option) · it richiamo (beckoning or summoning) · el κραυγή (cry or shout) · cs volání (beckoning or summoning) · uk відві́дування (social visit) · de Ruf (cry or shout) · ang sōcn (social visit) · es llamada (telephone conversation) · lv kliedziens (cry or shout) · es llamado (beckoning or summoning) · sv rop (cry or shout) · fi kutsu (invitation to take charge of or serve a church) · mk вик (cry or shout) · ru зов (beckoning or summoning) · el τηλεφώνημα (telephone conversation) · lb Ruff (cry or shout) · es llamado (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · de Lockruf (beckoning or summoning) · bg посеще́ние (social visit) · hu vonzerő (beckoning or summoning) · ru прихо́д (social visit) · sv syn (poker: act of matching a bet) · fi käynti (nautical: visit by a ship or boat to a port) · cs křik (cry or shout) · ckb بانگ (cry or shout) · fi puhelinsoitto (instance of calling someone on the telephone) · ca crida (cry or shout) · bg оба́ждане (telephone conversation) · sv fågelsång (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · kk қоңырау (telephone conversation) · mk по́сета (social visit) · ru колл (poker: act of matching a bet) · fa-ira زِیارَت (social visit) · ca trucada (telephone conversation) · bg зов (beckoning or summoning) · pl wezwanie (beckoning or summoning) · de Call (finance: short for option to buy stock — see also call option) · ltg saucīņs (cry or shout) · fa-ira زَنْگ (telephone conversation) · es convocatoria (beckoning or summoning) · ru клич (beckoning or summoning) · it telefonata (telephone conversation) · el εφημερία (type of work shift) · bg кря́сък (cry or shout) · uk заклик (beckoning or summoning) · bg вик (cry or shout) · ro vizită (social visit) · it canto (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · fy telefoanpetear (telephone conversation) · acw مُكالمة (telephone conversation) · fa-ira تَماس (telephone conversation) · es llamada (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · gl chamada (telephone conversation) · id telepon (telephone conversation) · mk по́вик (beckoning or summoning) · hu szó (right to speak) · sv kallelse (beckoning or summoning) · hu hang (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · de Rufen (cry or shout) · nl oproep (telephone conversation) · de Aufruf (computing: act of jumping to a subprogram) · te పిలుపు (beckoning or summoning) · ja 鳴き声 (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · ang nēosung (social visit) · kea txomada (telephone conversation) · nl roep (cry or shout) · sw kilio (cry or shout) · tg тамос (telephone conversation) · fr parole (right to speak) · de Besuch (social visit) · pt ligação (telephone conversation) · he קְרִיאָה (beckoning or summoning) · is símtal (telephone conversation) · nl roep (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · de Notdienst (type of work shift) · ja 通話 (telephone conversation) · pt chamado (vocation, employment, calling) · es llamamiento (beckoning or summoning) · it capatina (social visit) · fy oprop (telephone conversation) · ru посеще́ние (social visit) · ka სატელეფონო საუბარი (telephone conversation) · hi बुलाना (beckoning or summoning) · de Laut (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · uk розмо́ва (telephone conversation) · fr chant (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · cmn 訪問 /访问 (social visit) · pt chamada (telephone conversation) · it chiamata (beckoning or summoning) · is hróp (cry or shout) · de Ruf (characteristic cry of a bird or other animal) · sh pȍsjet (social visit) · fr appel (telephone conversation)

call en · VERB

Pronunciation

[kʰɑɫ] (General-American)
/kɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[kʰoɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
/kɔl/ (Scotland)
/koːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/koːl/ (British, Southern, Standard)
(General-American) audio
/kɑl/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
/kɔl/ (General-American)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
[kʰɔɫ] (General-American)
/kɒl/ (Canada)
/kaːl/ (Northumbria)
kôl (Received-Pronunciation)
(Australia) audio

Etymology

Meanings

(intransitive) To reach out with one's voice. ▸ To request, summon, or beckon.
- So they called for Rooms; and he ſhewed them one for Christiana and her Children and Mercy, and another for Mr. Great-heart and the old Gentleman. 1684, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress. From This World to That which is to Come: The Second Part. […], London: […] Nathaniel Ponder […], →OCLC; reprinted in The Pilgrim’s Progress as Originally Published by John Bunyan: Being a Fac-simile Reproduction of the First Edition, London: Elliot Stock […], 1875, →OCLC, page 128:
- That person is hurt; call for help!
(intransitive) To reach out with one's voice. ▸ To cry or shout.
- If you heare a child crie in the night you must call to the nurſe and bid her ſtil it. 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, Much Adoe about Nothing. […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
- For far—oh, very far behind, / So far she cannot call to him, / Comes Tegumai alone to find / The daughter that was all to him! 1902, Rudyard Kipling, “How the Alphabet was Made”, in Just So Stories: For Little Children, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC, stanza 5, page 169:
- "Supper's ready," called Dad from the kitchen.
(transitive) To reach out with one's voice. ▸ To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- Not ballad-ſinger plac'd above the croud, / Sings with a note ſo ſhrilling ſweet and loud, / Nor pariſh clerk who calls the pſalm ſo clear, / Like Bowzybeus ſooths th' attentive ear. 1714, J[ohn] Gay, “Saturday; or, The Flights”, in The Shepherd’s Week. In Six Pastorals, London: […] R. Burleigh […], →OCLC, page 56, lines 47–50:
- to call the roll of a military company
(ambitransitive) To reach out with one's voice. ▸ To contact by telephone.
- There they waited until after eleven, then Paulvitch took down the receiver of their telephone. He called a number. 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 41:
- Why don’t you call tomorrow?
- Why don’t you call me in the morning?
(transitive) To reach out with one's voice. ▸ To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- Take not away the Taper, leaue it burning: / And if thou canſt awake by foure o’th’clock, / I prythee call me: Sleepe hath ceiz’d me wholly. 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 376, column 2:
(qualifier:jazz, transitive) To reach out with one's voice. ▸ To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- I thought he forgot all about it, but late in the set he called St. Louis Blues. 2015, Clyde E. B. Bernhardt, I Remember: Eighty Years of Black Entertainment, Big Bands, and the Blues, University of Pennsylvania Press, →ISBN, page 98:
- Jeff Castleman and Rufus Jones were in position when they went out, and he immediately called Satin Doll. 2002, Ken Vail, Duke's Diary:
- They called I Got Rhythm, and turned to me again for a solo, and I said what? 1997, Saxophone Journal:
(Yorkshire, transitive) To reach out with one's voice. ▸ To scold.
- CALL 1 scold 1865, William Stott Banks, Wakefield Words, page 11:
(intransitive) To visit. ▸ To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- [...] He ordered Her to call at His Houſe once a Week, which She did for ſome Time; after which He heard no more of Her. a. 1700 (date written), William Temple, “Of Health and Long-life”, in Miscellanea. The Third Part. […], London: […] Jonathan Swift, […] Benjamin Tooke, […], published 1701, →OCLC, page 127:
- We could always call on a friend.
- The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 58:
- The engineer called round whilst you were away.
(intransitive) To visit. ▸ To stop at a station or port.
- This train calls at Reading, Slough and London Paddington.
- Our cruise ship called at Bristol Harbour.
(intransitive) To visit. ▸ To come to pass; to afflict.
- They say your love will surely fade, girl, / When things go wrong and trouble calls. 1968 December 8, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder, “I’d Be a Fool Right Now”, in For Once in My Life, performed by Stevie Wonder, Tamla Records:
(ditransitive) To name, identify, or describe. ▸ To name or refer to.
- But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three–what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches. 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
- Don't call me a liar.
- I don't know how you and the 'head,' as you call him, will get on, but I do know that if you call my duds a 'livery' again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a livery. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- Why don’t we dispense with the formalities? Please call me Al.
- The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day. 1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood, “The Shadow of the Bat”, in The Bat: A Novel from the Play (Dell Book; 241), New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 6:
(qualifier:passive voice) To name, identify, or describe. ▸ Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight. 2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:
- A very tall building is called a skyscraper.
- I’m called John.
To name, identify, or describe. ▸ To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- That’s enough work. Let's call it a day and go home.
- They call the distance ten miles.
- The whole army is called 700,000 men 1842, Henry Brougham, Political Philosophy:
(transitive) To name, identify, or describe. ▸ To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- She called foul on their scheme.
- I call bullshit.
- Having been around the block a few times, I immediately called "shenanigans” on it, but even so, I was taken aback. 2008, PC Magazine:
(obsolete) To name, identify, or describe. ▸ To disclose the class or character of; to identify.
- This ſpeech calls him Spaniard, being nothing but / A large inventory of his own commendations. c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding”, in Fifty Comedies and Tragedies. […], [part 1], London: […] J[ohn] Macock [and H. Hills], for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, and Richard Marriot, published 1679, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 22, column 2:
(transitive) To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result. ▸ To declare in advance.
- The captains call the coin toss.
(transitive) To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result. ▸ To predict.
- He called twelve of the last three recessions.
(transitive) To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result. ▸ To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- If you are staring your dream in the face and seeing that it is time to quit, I urge you to call the time of death right now. You can sit here with this book in your hand and do it, or climb to a mountaintop and shout it, or write it on a message in a bottle and throw it out to sea. However you do it, do it. I can guarantee that there is life on the other side of the impossible. And naming the time of death is an important process in moving on, letting go, and getting to the other side. 2015, Tracey Cleantis, The Next Happy: Let Go of the Life You Planned and Find a New Way Forward:
- EXAMPLES: Time of death was called at 16:34(Incorrect). Time of death was called at 1634 p.m.(Incorrect). Time of death was called at 1634 hours(Correct). NOTE: Military (or 24-hour) time is not used with a.m, p.m, or o’clock. It is frequently used to state birth and death times, as well as time of day in autopsy protocols. It is customary to write the word hours after the figures. 2012, Marcy O. Diehl, Medical Transcription: Techniques and Procedures (Seventh Edition), page 127:
- “Let’s call it. Time of death, 08:45.” The respiratory therapist stopped bagging. The doctor stopped CPR. There was no heartbeat on the monitor. Michael was dead. 1997, Joanni Nelson Horchler, Robin Rice Morris, The SIDS Survival Guide: Information and Comfort for Grieving Family and Friends and Professionals who Seek to Help Them, page 33:
To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result. ▸ To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- After the third massive failure, John called the whole initiative.
To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result. ▸ To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
- The goal was called offside.
Direct or indirect use of the voice. ▸ (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
Direct or indirect use of the voice. ▸ (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
Direct or indirect use of the voice. ▸ To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- Every shot must be called.
(intransitive) Direct or indirect use of the voice. ▸ To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- I bet $800 and Jane raised to $1600. My options: call (match her $1600 bet), reraise, or fold.
(intransitive, proscribed) Direct or indirect use of the voice. ▸ To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- I’ll call your 300, and raise to 600!
(transitive) Direct or indirect use of the voice. ▸ To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- My partner called two spades.
(sometimes, transitive, with for) To require, demand.
- He felt called to help the old man.
(transitive, with into) To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. 1910, Emerson Hough, “The Gateway, and Some Who Passed”, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 29:
- The basis for his conclusion was called into doubt
(colloquial, transitive) To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- I call the comfy chair!
- Mr. Burns: Any of these islands would make a fine new country. / Homer: I call president! / Mr. Burns: Vice president! / Smithers: [groans] 1998, “The Trouble with Trillions”, in The Simpsons, season 9:
(transitive) To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
(transitive) To demand repayment of a loan.
(transitive) To jump to (another part of a program); to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- A recursive function is one that calls itself.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
calledst	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past	archaic	lexicographic
call'd	Tense=Past	archaic	lexicographic
call'd	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	archaic	lexicographic
call	Number=Plur, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
call	VerbForm=Inf		lexicographic
call	Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
call	Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
call	Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
calling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
called	Number=Plur, Tense=Past		lexicographic
called	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past		lexicographic
called	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past		lexicographic
called	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
called	Mood=Sub, Tense=Past		lexicographic
called	Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past		lexicographic
called	Tense=Past		lexicographic
callest	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres	archaic	lexicographic
calleth	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	archaic	lexicographic
calls	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Deriveds

call onto the carpet · call it half a day · call-by-reference · call roll · what-d'ye-call-'em · call it · call a spade a shovel · call a cab · call it quits · call away · becall · call someone every name in the book · call to mind · call-by-future · call time · call after · call again · call the question · call the fire brigade · call a spade a spade · cold-calling · call to account · call to · call balls and strikes · call it even · slap my ass and call me Susan · calling · call the fire department · call on · call up · call upon · desperate times call for desperate measures · call into doubt · call a shovel a shovel · voice calling in the wilderness · call bullshit · call on the carpet · butter my butt and call me a biscuit · call off · call-by-need · call back · call the shots · what-d'ye-call-it · name-calling · photo call · callable · overcall · slap my ass and call me Sally · call together · caller · call and collect · call 'em as one sees 'em · duty calls · called to straw · call someone's number · call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel · call in sick · call the tune · call to the Bar · cold calling · is that what the kids are calling it these days · check-call · call an audible · call it a day · call ahead · cat calling the kettle black · call forth · call down · call an ambulance · call in the wilderness · call round · calling crab · snap call · that's what I call · calling name · call a lid · call someone's bluff · pot calling the kettle black · call out sick · now that's what I call · butter my butt and call it a biscuit · call the police · call it square · call into question · call in · call it an early night · withcall · you call this · I'll call the police · call it a night · call them as one sees them · call out of one's name · call out · calling-card · call someone everything but a child of God · call it as one sees it · call the ball · too close to call · call to task · calling station · callee · call for · re-call · callability · point and call · call to order · don't call us, we'll call you · calling card · who's calling · cop-call · effectual calling · call-by-name · call names · call to the bar · drop call · call a halt · come calling · calling bell · call it stumps · call around · whatchacallit · call over · slap my ass and call me Judy · I've never heard it called that before · will call · recall · call a go · call by · smooth call · miscall · name-call

Descendants

kolowac

Synonyms

bring round · yell · call · give someone a buzz · specificate · phone · call · prognosticate · foretell · uprouse · get on the horn · drop a line · singularize · knock up · name · give someone a jingle · howl · presage · explicitize · halloo · foresee · ring up · nominate · designate · augur · drop a line · call up · anticipate · get something straight · awaken · bename · dub · nominate · forecast · wake · forehold · yell · roar · augur · holler · specialize · term · divine · scream · ring · foredeem · clear up · denominate · foretell · waken · give someone a ring · give someone a bell · roop · telephone · ring · name · holler · awake · narrow down · give someone a tinkle · name · cry · prophesy · name · clepe · particularize · call out · foreshadow · rouse · call · give someone a bell · designate · get on the horn · call · wake up · cry · arouse · shout · roust · give someone a call · clarify · style · wake up · dub · call · give someone a ring · nominate · predict · entitle · dial up · bode

Translations (476)

de antelefonieren (to contact by telephone) · th โทรหา (to contact by telephone) · ang āhātan (to name or refer to) · de vorbeischauen (to pay a social visit) · ps بلل (to cry or shout) · sl poklicati (to contact by telephone) · ca dir (to name or refer to) · ru навеща́ть (to pay a social visit) · eo nomi (to name or refer to) · cs křičet (to cry or shout) · ko 부르다 (to name or refer to) · nl aanroepen (to jump to another part of a program) · ga tabhair ar (to name or refer to) · hu hív (to request, summon, or beckon) · pl zawołać (to request, summon, or beckon) · pl zadzwonić (to contact by telephone) · sl poklicati (to cry or shout) · he קָרָא (to name or refer to) · hy հեռաձայնել (to contact by telephone) · ru называ́ть (to name or refer to) · fa زنگ زدن (to contact by telephone) · sv hojta (to cry or shout) · tr aramak (to request, summon, or beckon) · pl wzywać (to request, summon, or beckon) · nl schreeuwen (to cry or shout) · ajp اتَّصل (to contact by telephone) · sh називати (to contact by telephone) · ca telefonar (to contact by telephone) · tk çagarmak (to request, summon, or beckon) · ru позва́ть (to request, summon, or beckon) · mk пови́кува (to request, summon, or beckon) · is hrópa (to cry or shout) · fur clamâ (to request, summon, or beckon) · sa गृणाति (to request, summon, or beckon) · de nennen (to name or refer to) · tr aramak (to contact by telephone) · gl visitar (to pay a social visit) · qu waqyay (to contact by telephone) · fr visiter (to pay a social visit) · ar دَعَا (to cry or shout) · de aufrufen (to jump to another part of a program) · lij ciamâ (to cry or shout) · kxd lagau (to request, summon, or beckon) · cmn 叫 (to request, summon, or beckon) · ca cridar (to cry or shout) · sk volať (to request, summon, or beckon) · ro vizita (to name or refer to) · bo ཁ་དཔར་གཏོང་བ (to contact by telephone) · oc sonar (to name or refer to) · ru назва́ть (to name or refer to) · zu -biza (to request, summon, or beckon) · mww hu (to name or refer to) · rm cridar (to cry or shout) · sv anropa (to jump to another part of a program) · fi huutaa merkki (to shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run) · mk ви́ка (to cry or shout) · fa زنگیدن (to contact by telephone) · nl roepen (to cry or shout) · sl klicati (to cry or shout) · dlm clamuor (to request, summon, or beckon) · lo ເອີ້ນ (to name or refer to) · pt visitar (to pay a social visit) · nan-hbl 敲 (to contact by telephone) · ca cridar (to name or refer to) · ka დაძახება (to request, summon, or beckon) · frr röp (to request, summon, or beckon) · rm numnar (to name or refer to) · cmn 打電話 /打电话 (to contact by telephone) · ja 呼ぶ (to name or refer to) · it chiamare (to request, summon, or beckon) · de einfordern (to require, demand) · sk zavolať (to contact by telephone) · njo-jgl aja (to name or refer to) · km ហៅ (to request, summon, or beckon) · tl tawag (to name or refer to) · sl klícati (to request, summon, or beckon) · fi pysähtyä (to pay a social visit) · wa criyî (to cry or shout) · ga glaoigh (to cry or shout) · ota چاغرمق (to request, summon, or beckon) · vi kêu (to request, summon, or beckon) · it gridare (to cry or shout) · cs říkat (to name or refer to) · clt ku (to request, summon, or beckon) · acw دقّ (to contact by telephone) · uk кричати (to cry or shout) · afb دقّ على (to contact by telephone) · lij ciamâ (to contact by telephone) · bg назовавам (to name or refer to) · nan-hbl 叫 (to name or refer to) · da kalde (to name or refer to) · yue 打電話 /打电话 (to contact by telephone) · tr çağırmak (to request, summon, or beckon) · be клі́каць (to request, summon, or beckon) · tsg tawag (to request, summon, or beckon) · lv zvanīt (to contact by telephone) · it nominare (to name or refer to) · de herbeirufen (to request, summon, or beckon) · mk телефони́ра (to contact by telephone) · kxd talipun (to contact by telephone) · hi फ़ोन करना (to contact by telephone) · mk ѕво́ни (to contact by telephone) · io telefonar (to contact by telephone) · hy այցելել (to pay a social visit) · tl tawagan (to contact by telephone) · pt chamar (to cry or shout) · az zəng etmək (to contact by telephone) · de durchrufen (to contact by telephone) · es llamar (to name or refer to) · sh nazvati (to contact by telephone) · ru вы́звать (to request, summon, or beckon) · cs zavolat (to contact by telephone) · hy գոռալ (to cry or shout) · be патэлефанава́ць (to contact by telephone) · ur ملانا (to contact by telephone) · ca cridar (to shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch thus avoiding collisions) · sv calla (to match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet) · be клі́кнуць (to request, summon, or beckon) · fr appeler (to contact by telephone) · cu клицати (to request, summon, or beckon) · hi पुकारना (to request, summon, or beckon) · fi pirauttaa (to contact by telephone) · xal җиңнүлх (to contact by telephone) · ko 외치다 (to cry or shout) · wa houkî (to cry or shout) · my ဆင့် (to request, summon, or beckon) · sv hälsa på (to pay a social visit) · cs volat (to request, summon, or beckon) · srn kari (to request, summon, or beckon) · hi बुलाना (to request, summon, or beckon) · az çağırmaq (to request, summon, or beckon) · sk zatelefonovať (to contact by telephone) · fr appeler (to cry or shout) · el αποκαλώ (to name or refer to) · es llamar (to contact by telephone) · sv ringa (to contact by telephone) · et helistama (to contact by telephone) · ltg saukt (to request, summon, or beckon) · sw kuita (to request, summon, or beckon) · ug چاقىرماق (to request, summon, or beckon) · fr crier (to cry or shout) · ru вызыва́ть (to request, summon, or beckon) · ja 電話をかける (to contact by telephone) · ru позвони́ть (to contact by telephone) · aii ܩܵܪܹܐ (to cry or shout) · es llamar (to jump to another part of a program) · uk подзвони́ти (to contact by telephone) · lmo ciamà (to request, summon, or beckon) · uk дзвони́ти (to contact by telephone) · az zəng vurmaq (to contact by telephone) · io vokar (to request, summon, or beckon) · uz chaqirmoq (to request, summon, or beckon) · as মতা (to request, summon, or beckon) · ru звать (to request, summon, or beckon) · uk позва́ти (to request, summon, or beckon) · mk на́враќа (to pay a social visit) · bg пови́квам (to request, summon, or beckon) · te పిలుచు (to request, summon, or beckon) · pt chamar (to name or refer to) · ar دَعَا (to name or refer to) · ka ხმობა (to request, summon, or beckon) · cmn 叫 (to name or refer to) · ary غوت (to cry or shout) · ary غوّت (to contact by telephone) · uk кли́кати (to request, summon, or beckon) · tg ҷеғ задан (to request, summon, or beckon) · ca trucar (to contact by telephone) · hy անվանել (to name or refer to) · fr téléphoner (to contact by telephone) · ca tocar (to contact by telephone) · an clamar (to request, summon, or beckon) · ga scairt (to request, summon, or beckon) · nl vragen om (to require, demand) · fi vierailla (to pay a social visit) · de rufen (to cry or shout) · mi peka (to contact by telephone) · fy opbelje (to contact by telephone) · de anrufen (to contact by telephone) · he צִלְצֵל (to contact by telephone) · ta ஃபோன் பண்ணு (to contact by telephone) · oc apelar (to name or refer to) · pt telefonar (to contact by telephone) · az yığmaq (to contact by telephone) · gd gairm (to cry or shout) · ur پکارنا (to request, summon, or beckon) · fa تلفن کردن (to contact by telephone) · yi רופֿן (to request, summon, or beckon) · ko 찾아가다 (to pay a social visit) · ar نَادَى (to cry or shout) · id menelepon (to contact by telephone) · el φωνάζω (to cry or shout) · sk telefonovať (to contact by telephone) · ar اِتَّصَلَ بِـ (to contact by telephone) · el τηλεφωνώ (to contact by telephone) · it visitare (to pay a social visit) · es llamar (to require, demand) · sh назвати (to contact by telephone) · de anbellen (to contact by telephone) · sh nazvati (to name or refer to) · ru посеща́ть (to pay a social visit) · rm clamer (to request, summon, or beckon) · be пазвані́ць (to contact by telephone) · hu meglátogat (to pay a social visit) · fi huutaa ottavansa koppi (to shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch thus avoiding collisions) · ary عيط (to cry or shout) · chr ᎠᏯᏂᎭ (to request, summon, or beckon) · cmn 叫 (to cry or shout) · is heimsækja (to pay a social visit) · fi huutaa (to state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on) · sga con·gair (to cry or shout) · nl bezoeken (to pay a social visit) · ca cridar (to request, summon, or beckon) · bg ви́кам (to request, summon, or beckon) · hy զանգել (to contact by telephone) · lut daʔ (to name or refer to) · iso se (to request, summon, or beckon) · nl noemen (to name or refer to) · fa صدا زدن (to request, summon, or beckon) · wa houkî (to request, summon, or beckon) · ky чакыруу (to request, summon, or beckon) · ko 방문(訪問)하다 (to pay a social visit) · lij ciamâ (to name or refer to) · ja 叫ぶ (to cry or shout) · th เรียก (to request, summon, or beckon) · nds-de ropen (to request, summon, or beckon) · az aramaq (to request, summon, or beckon) · ca xisclar (to cry or shout) · hy կանչել (to request, summon, or beckon) · ro telefona (to contact by telephone) · fi nimetä (to name or refer to) · as মাতা (to request, summon, or beckon) · gl chamar (to request, summon, or beckon) · hu hív (to name or refer to) · es pitar (sports: to make a decision as a referee or umpire) · mk посе́тува (to pay a social visit) · cs zatelefonovat (to contact by telephone) · ru крича́ть (to cry or shout) · eo telefoni (to contact by telephone) · gl berrar (to cry or shout) · is hringja í (to contact by telephone) · it chiamare (to contact by telephone) · ary عيّط (to contact by telephone) · de telefonieren (to contact by telephone) · fi hakea (to request, summon, or beckon) · pt chamar (to request, summon, or beckon) · ro chema (to request, summon, or beckon) · is kalla (to name or refer to) · nl meegaan (to match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet) · ota چاغرمق (to cry or shout) · es señalar (sports: to make a decision as a referee or umpire) · sl poklícati (to request, summon, or beckon) · sv besöka (to pay a social visit) · ps بلل (to name or refer to) · el καλώ (to request, summon, or beckon) · hy զանգահարել (to contact by telephone) · my အော် (to request, summon, or beckon) · acw نادى (to cry or shout) · es llamar (to request, summon, or beckon) · mk наре́кува (to name or refer to) · fr suivre (to match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet) · hu felhív (to contact by telephone) · ms panggil (to request, summon, or beckon) · uk зва́ти (to request, summon, or beckon) · mk ви́ка (to name or refer to) · sga do·gair (to request, summon, or beckon) · da besøge (to pay a social visit) · la clamo (to cry or shout) · la nomino (to name or refer to) · ko 전화하다 (to contact by telephone) · cu зъвати (to request, summon, or beckon) · mk се ја́вува (to contact by telephone) · nl bellen (to contact by telephone) · eo voki (to request, summon, or beckon) · bg посеща́вам (to pay a social visit) · hi चिल्लाना (to cry or shout) · pt ligar (to contact by telephone) · el παίρνω τηλέφωνο (to contact by telephone) · chr ᎦᎸᏛᏂᎭ (to contact by telephone) · da kalde (to request, summon, or beckon) · ro striga (to cry or shout) · got 𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐌽 (to request, summon, or beckon) · fr appeler (to name or refer to) · el καλώ (to contact by telephone) · he הִתְקַשֵּׁר (to contact by telephone) · qu waqyay (to request, summon, or beckon) · sk zavolať (to request, summon, or beckon) · be звані́ць (to contact by telephone) · pl zatelefonować (to contact by telephone) · fi vedota (to state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on) · is heilsa upp á (to pay a social visit) · hi कहना (to name or refer to) · ur بلانا (to request, summon, or beckon) · pl dzwonić (to contact by telephone) · cs telefonovat (to contact by telephone) · pl telefonować (to contact by telephone) · fi kutsua (to jump to another part of a program) · ca cridar (to contact by telephone) · pl wołać (to request, summon, or beckon) · de anläuten (to contact by telephone) · sc ciamare (to request, summon, or beckon) · oc cridar (to request, summon, or beckon) · ar دَعَا (to request, summon, or beckon) · zu -memeza (to cry or shout) · el παίρνω (to contact by telephone) · fi huudahtaa (to cry or shout) · de anbimmeln (to contact by telephone) · ja 電話する (to contact by telephone) · lo ເອີ້ນ (to request, summon, or beckon) · tk oýarmak (to request, summon, or beckon) · pl wołać (to cry or shout) · lo ກູ່ (to request, summon, or beckon) · egy a:S-A2 (to request, summon, or beckon) · sl klicati (to contact by telephone) · bg наричам (to name or refer to) · hy կոչել (to name or refer to) · ar سَمَّى (to name or refer to) · te అను (to name or refer to) · fi kutsua (to name or refer to) · acw نادى (to request, summon, or beckon) · ja 呼ぶ (to request, summon, or beckon) · ro suna (to contact by telephone) · sv telefonera (to contact by telephone) · pt requerer (to require, demand) · fr faire appel (to require, demand) · fi rimpauttaa (to contact by telephone) · ta அழை (to request, summon, or beckon) · ca visitar (to pay a social visit) · fy opskilje (to contact by telephone) · lt pašaukti (to request, summon, or beckon) · bg анонси́рам (to state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on) · kk шақыру (to request, summon, or beckon) · de aufringen (to contact by telephone) · pl nazywać (to name or refer to) · sv kalla (to name or refer to) · he קָרָא (to cry or shout) · cs navštívit (to pay a social visit) · fa خواندن (to name or refer to) · mi peka (to pay a social visit) · uk покли́кати (to request, summon, or beckon) · aii ܩܵܪܹܐ (to request, summon, or beckon) · udm жингыртыны (to contact by telephone) · yi טעלעפֿאָנירן (to contact by telephone) · sga do·gair (to name or refer to) · de rufen (to request, summon, or beckon) · lv saukt (to request, summon, or beckon) · sip ཀུག (to request, summon, or beckon) · es telefonear (to contact by telephone) · bg обаждам се (to contact by telephone) · ca xillar (to cry or shout) · fr appeler (to request, summon, or beckon) · it coprire (to match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet) · rm clomar (to request, summon, or beckon) · vi gọi (to name or refer to) · scn chiamari (to request, summon, or beckon) · es igualar (to match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet) · rm clamar (to request, summon, or beckon) · acw اتّصل (to contact by telephone) · sv ropa (to request, summon, or beckon) · mk по́вика (to request, summon, or beckon) · it chiamare (to cry or shout) · sh nazivati (to contact by telephone) · bg звъня (to contact by telephone) · vls roepen (to request, summon, or beckon) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to name or refer to) · ceb tawag (to request, summon, or beckon) · ar نَادَى (to request, summon, or beckon) · de anrufen (to request, summon, or beckon) · uk зателефонува́ти (to contact by telephone) · yi רופֿן (to name or refer to) · vi gọi (to request, summon, or beckon) · bg пови́кам (to request, summon, or beckon) · nap chiammà (to request, summon, or beckon) · ru кли́кать (to request, summon, or beckon) · sah угуй (to request, summon, or beckon) · dsb wołaś (to request, summon, or beckon) · wa houkî (to contact by telephone) · ru кри́кнуть (to cry or shout) · sh zvȁti (to request, summon, or beckon) · cs volat (to contact by telephone) · is kalla (to request, summon, or beckon) · fi maksaa (to match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet) · fi vaatia (to require, demand) · ru посети́ть (to pay a social visit) · sv kalla (to request, summon, or beckon) · no kalle (to request, summon, or beckon) · be тэлефанава́ць (to contact by telephone) · sk volať (to contact by telephone) · ga scairt (to cry or shout) · da ringe (to contact by telephone) · njo-jgl aja (to request, summon, or beckon) · rup cljem (to request, summon, or beckon) · sga con·gair (to request, summon, or beckon) · tg фарёд кардан (to request, summon, or beckon) · oc cridar (to name or refer to) · got 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to name or refer to) · bn ডাকা (to request, summon, or beckon) · pl wezwać (to request, summon, or beckon) · ast llamar (to request, summon, or beckon) · sh зва̏ти (to request, summon, or beckon) · sq quaj (to request, summon, or beckon) · ary سمى (to name or refer to) · de anklingeln (to contact by telephone) · ru навести́ть (to pay a social visit) · sw kuita (to cry or shout) · th โทรศัพท์ (to contact by telephone) · la nuncupō (to name or refer to) · pap yama (to request, summon, or beckon) · sv syna (to match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet) · eo voki (to contact by telephone) · fi katsoa (to match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet) · wa lomer (to name or refer to) · ko 소리치다 (to cry or shout) · mi karanga (to request, summon, or beckon) · es timbrar (to contact by telephone) · sw kupiga simu (to contact by telephone) · fi kutsua (to request, summon, or beckon) · ja 訪ねる (to pay a social visit) · fi (puhelimella) soittaa (to contact by telephone) · lij ciamâ (to request, summon, or beckon) · th โทร (to contact by telephone) · he קָרָא (to request, summon, or beckon) · ja 訪問する (to pay a social visit) · ko 부르다 (to request, summon, or beckon) · az axtarmaq (to request, summon, or beckon) · uk називати (to name or refer to) · grc καλέω (to name or refer to) · ca diure (to name or refer to) · es clamar (to cry or shout) · bg ви́кна (to request, summon, or beckon) · de besuchen (to pay a social visit) · dsb groniś (to name or refer to) · ru звони́ть (to contact by telephone) · kxd panggil (to request, summon, or beckon) · lt skambinti (to contact by telephone) · mk се ви́ка (to name or refer to) · nl opbellen (to contact by telephone) · ru звать (to name or refer to) · pt gritar (to cry or shout) · ug تېلېفون بەرمەك (to contact by telephone) · ruo cľamå (to request, summon, or beckon) · aii ܩܵܪܹܐ (to contact by telephone) · ang clipian (to cry or shout) · de heißen (to name or refer to) · lt šaukti (to request, summon, or beckon) · kix thì (to contact by telephone) · ht rele (to request, summon, or beckon) · wa cåler (to contact by telephone) · la vocō (to request, summon, or beckon) · ps بلل (to request, summon, or beckon) · zu -biza ngokuthi (to name or refer to) · os хонын (to request, summon, or beckon) · aii ܩܵܪܹܐ (to name or refer to) · sga as·beir do (to name or refer to) · hu kiált (to cry or shout) · ur کہنا (to name or refer to) · ur فون کرنا (to contact by telephone) · es gritar (to cry or shout) · ta கூப்பிடு (to request, summon, or beckon) · uk телефонува́ти (to contact by telephone) · ga glaoigh (to request, summon, or beckon) · mk ви́ка (to request, summon, or beckon) · nl roepen (to request, summon, or beckon) · aii ܡܲܚܒܸܪ (to contact by telephone) · sv ropa (to cry or shout) · af roep (to request, summon, or beckon) · cs zavolat (to request, summon, or beckon) · co chjamà (to request, summon, or beckon) · sga do·gair (to cry or shout) · cmn 喊 (to cry or shout) · is kalla (to cry or shout) · vi gọi điện thoại (to contact by telephone) · ltg klīgt (to request, summon, or beckon) · da råbe (to cry or shout) · pl zawołać (to cry or shout) · grc καλέω (to request, summon, or beckon) · et kutsuma (to request, summon, or beckon)

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call en · VERB

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