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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

called en · ADJ

Pronunciation

[kʰoɫd] (Received-Pronunciation)
[kʰɑɫd] (cot-caught-merger)
/qʰud/ (Multicultural-London-English)
/kɔːld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[kʰɔɫd] (Scotland)
/kɔld/ (Scotland)
/kɔld/ (General-American)
(US) audio
/kaːld/ (Northumbria)
/kɑld/ (cot-caught-merger)
[kʰɔəd] African-American Vernacular
/kɔəd/ African-American Vernacular
/qʰɔwd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
[kʰɔɫd] (General-American)

Meanings

(not-comparable) Having been called.
- a called strike

Antonyms

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Relateds

called en · VERB

Pronunciation

[kʰoɫd] (Received-Pronunciation)
[kʰɑɫd] (cot-caught-merger)
/qʰud/ (Multicultural-London-English)
/kɔːld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[kʰɔɫd] (Scotland)
/kɔld/ (Scotland)
/kɔld/ (General-American)
(US) audio
/kaːld/ (Northumbria)
/kɑld/ (cot-caught-merger)
[kʰɔəd] African-American Vernacular
/kɔəd/ African-American Vernacular
/qʰɔwd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
[kʰɔɫd] (General-American)

Meanings

(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of call
form of call
- Her dog is called Lucky.
- It's not unreasonable to verify his claims by cross-checking them with third parties. That's called due diligence.
- Near-synonym: named (verb)

Deriveds

so-called · uncalled

Synonyms