Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist.

    I've been handling my diet okay, but french fries still call to me when I go out.

  2. (transitive)To be caused to feel a spiritual urge to join the Catholic priesthood; to be fated to join the Catholic priesthood.

Examples

731 sentences
  1. Tom called Mary to ask her out.

    Том зателефонував Мері, щоб запросити її на побачення.

    ruТом позвонил Мэри, чтобы пригласить её на свидание.

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  2. Tom called to tell Mary that he'd be late.

    Том зателефонував, щоб сказати Мері, що він запізниться.

    ruТом позвонил, чтобы сказать Мэри, что опоздает.

    deTom rief an, um Mary zu sagen, dass er später kommen würde.

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  3. Tom called Mary to ask her to come over.

    Том зателефонував Мері, щоб запросити її прийти до нього.

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  4. Tom called the police to report that Mary was missing.

    Том зателефонував поліцію, щоб повідомити, що Мері пропала.

    ruТом позвонил в полицию, чтобы сообщить о том, что Мэри пропала.

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  5. Mom called us to dinner.

    Мама покликала нас вечеряти.

    ruМама позвала нас ужинать.

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personscalled to

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill call to

Phrasal verbs

14 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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