call out
To specify, especially in detailTo specify, especially in detail.
» She called out to us for help.
Meaning
7 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To specify, especially in detail.
They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.
заявля́тьzajavljátʹ
(idiomatic, transitive)To order into service; to summon into service.
The Governor called out the National Guard.
вызыва́тьvyzyvátʹ, вы́зватьvýzvatʹ
(intransitive, transitive)To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
1971, Carole King, “You’ve Got A Friend”, Tapestry, Ode Records You just call out my name / And you know wherever I am / I'll come running to see you again.
назва́тьnazvátʹ
To challenge (someone).
(slang, transitive)To challenge (someone) to a fight.
(colloquial, idiomatic, transitive)To criticize or denounce (someone); to bring up previously unspoken criticisms about (someone); to point out (someone's) faults.
He was very insulting. Finally Jack called him out and shut him up.
She called them out on their lies.
zur Rede stellen, angehen
(New Jersey, New York, intransitive)To contact one's workplace and announce that one is unable to attend work. Regionalism short for call out sick; much more commonly: call in sick.
To challenge (someone).
(archaic, transitive)To challenge (someone) to a duel.
challenge to a duel
Examples
154 sentencesShe called out to us for help.
He called out the name of the winner.
ruОн назвал имя победителя.
deEr rief den Namen des Gewinners aus.
She heard her name called out in the crowd.
I was called out to the scene of the accident.
He called out not only to me but also to my dog.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Forms
calls out, calling out, called out, called out| Base form | call out · to call out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | calls out |
| Present participle | calling out |
| Past simple | called out |
| Past participle | called out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
14 phrasal verbs- call upдумати, мислитиTo retrieve from personal or computer memory.
- call offвідкликати, відмінятиTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
- call outзнімати плату, покладати відповідальністьTo specify, especially in detail.
- call onвідвідати, відвідуватиTo visit (a person); to pay a call to.
- call inвідкликати, згадуватиTo communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
- call downзібрати, збиратиTo lower (a price, value) by official proclamation.
- call backпередзвонити, передзвонюватиTo request someone's return; to bring back or restore; to recall.
- call forпотребуватиTo shout out in order to summon (a person).
More 6
- call overTo ask (someone) to come to one's location, especially when raising one's voice towards someone within earshot.
- call awayTo summon; to cause to depart.
- call aroundTo make several phone calls, usually for the purpose of locating an item, comparing prices or inquiring about a topic.
- call toTo tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist.
- call aheadSynonym of phone ahead.
- call roundTo pay a short visit.
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb