Meaning

6 senses
  1. (copulative, intransitive)To communicate with a base etc, by telephone.

    I was too unwell to work yesterday so I called in sick.

  2. (transitive)To report; communicate (a message) by telephone or similar.

    The hoaxer called in a bomb threat.

  3. (intransitive)To pay a short visit.

    Near-synonym: call on (transitive)

    I'll call in this afternoon to pick up my prescription.

    pay a brief visit

  4. (transitive)To summon someone, especially for help or advice.

    The government called in the army to deal with the riots.

    summon to enter

  5. (transitive)To withdraw something from sale or circulation.

  6. (transitive)To request immediate repayment of (a debt).

Examples

516 sentences
  1. She called me in the afternoon.

    Вона зателефонувала мені вдень. — deniko

    ruОна позвонила мне после обеда. — odexed

  2. I'll call you in the morning.

    Я зателефоную тобі вранці. — deniko

    ruЯ позвоню тебе утром. — corvard

    deIch werde dich morgen früh anrufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I'll call you in an hour.

    Я зателефоную тобi через годину. — rmdas

    ruЯ позвоню тебе через час. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch werde dich in einer Stunde anrufen. — MUIRIEL

  4. I will call you in an hour.

    Я зателефоную тобi через годину. — rmdas

    ruЯ позвоню тебе через час. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch werde dich in einer Stunde anrufen. — MUIRIEL

  5. What is this fish called in English?

    Як ця риба називається англіською? — deniko

    ruКак называется эта рыба по-английски? — krisher

    deWie heißt dieser Fisch auf Englisch? — Espi

Forms

calls in, calling in, called in, called in
Base formcall in · to call in
3rd person singularcalls in
Present participlecalling in
Past simplecalled in
Past participlecalled in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycall in
he, she, itcalls in

Past simpleLesson

all personscalled in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave called in
he, she, ithas called in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill call in

Phrasal verbs

14 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcall-in

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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