Meaning

7 senses
  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To specify, especially in detail.

    They call out 304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.

    заявля́тьzajavljátʹ

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To order into service; to summon into service.

    The Governor called out the National Guard.

    вызыва́тьvyzyvátʹ, вы́зватьvýzvatʹ

  3. (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

  4. To challenge (someone).

    (slang, transitive)To challenge (someone) to a fight.

  5. (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

  6. (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.

  7. To challenge (someone).

    (archaic, transitive)To challenge (someone) to a duel.

    challenge to a duel

Examples

154 sentences
  1. She called out to us for help.

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  2. He called out the name of the winner.

    ruОн назвал имя победителя.

    deEr rief den Namen des Gewinners aus.

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  3. She heard her name called out in the crowd.

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  4. I was called out to the scene of the accident.

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  5. He called out not only to me but also to my dog.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to specify:
to order into service; to summon into service:
to yell out:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to challenge:

Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personscalled out

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill call out

Phrasal verbs

14 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedcall-out
Derivedcallout

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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