Meaning

32 senses

  1. To reach out with one's voice.

    (intransitive)To request, summon, or beckon.

    That person is hurt; call for help!

    rufen, anrufen, herbeirufen

    зватьzvatʹ, позва́тьpozvátʹ, вызыва́тьvyzyvátʹ

    кли́катиklýkaty, покли́катиpoklýkaty, зва́тиzváty

    order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role

  2. (intransitive)To cry or shout.

    "Supper's ready," called Dad from the kitchen.

    rufen

    крича́тьkričátʹ, кри́кнутьkríknutʹ

    кричатиkryčaty

    utter a sudden loud cry

  3. (transitive)To utter in a loud or distinct voice.

    to call the roll of a military company

    utter in a loud voice or announce

  4. (ambitransitive)To contact by telephone.

    Why don’t you call me in the morning?

    Why don’t you call tomorrow?

    anrufen, antelefonieren, durchrufen

    звони́тьzvonítʹ, позвони́тьpozvonítʹ

    дзвони́тиdzvonýty, подзвони́тиpodzvonýty, телефонува́тиtelefonuváty

    get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

  5. (transitive)To rouse from sleep; to awaken.

    rouse somebody from sleep with a call

  6. (transitive)To request that one's band play (a particular tune).

  7. (Yorkshire, transitive)To scold.

  8. To visit.

    (intransitive)To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).

    We could always call on a friend.

    The engineer called round whilst you were away.

    pay a brief visit

  9. (intransitive)To stop at a station or port.

    This train calls at Reading, Slough and London Paddington.

    Our cruise ship called at Bristol Harbour.

    make a stop in a harbour

  10. (intransitive)To come to pass; to afflict.

    order, request, or command to come

  11. To name, identify, or describe.

    (ditransitive)To name or refer to.

    Why don’t we dispense with the formalities? Please call me Al.

    Don't call me a liar.

    nennen, heißen

    зватьzvatʹ, называ́тьnazyvátʹ, назва́тьnazvátʹ

    називатиnazyvaty

    assign a specified (usually proper) name to

  12. Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.

    I’m called John.

    A very tall building is called a skyscraper.

Examples

14123 sentences

  1. Could you call again later, please?

    Ти не міг біг передзвонити пізніше, будь ласка?

    ruНе могли бы вы перезвонить позже?

    deKönntest du bitte später zurückrufen?

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  2. I hope you will call again.

    Сподіваюся, ти ще зателефонуєш.

    ruНадеюсь, что вы ещё позвоните.

    deIch hoffe, du rufst wieder an.

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  3. Someone seems to be calling me.

    Здається, хтось мене кличе.

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  4. Please call me at this number.

    Будь ласка, зателефонуй мені за цим номером.

    ruПозвоните мне, пожалуйста, по этому номеру.

    deRuf mich bitte unter dieser Nummer an.

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  5. What do you call this bird?

    Як називається цей птах?

    ruКак называется эта птица?

    deWie nennst du diesen Vogel?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
to request, summon, or beckon:
to cry or shout:
to contact by telephone:
to name or refer to:
Русский
By meaning 5
to pay a social visit:
to request, summon, or beckon:
to cry or shout:
to contact by telephone:
to name or refer to:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
to pay a social visit:
to request, summon, or beckon:
to contact by telephone:
to name or refer to:
to require, demand:
to jump to another part of a program:

Origin

From Middle English callen, from Old English ċeallian (“to call, shout”) and Old Norse kal

From Middle English callen, from Old English ċeallian (“to call, shout”) and Old Norse kalla (“to call; shout; refer to as; name”); both from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *golH-so- (“voice, cry”), from *gel(H)- (“to vocalize, call, shout”).

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Forms

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

regular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personscalled

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill call

Phrasal verbs

14 phrasal verbs
More 6

Synonyms

70 synonyms
yellB2cryA2roarB2screamB1shoutB1ringA1telephoneA2phoneA1arouseB2awakeA1wakeB1nameB1entitleB2styleA2
Close in meaning

Word family

54 related words
Relatedcallercallablecalling
DerivedrecallB1becallcallabilitycall aheadcall aroundcall awaycall backcall-by-futurecall-by-namecall-by-needcall-by-referencecall downcalleecall forcall forthcall incalling bellcalling cardcalling crabcalling namecalling stationcall itcall namescall off

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • call the police
  • going to call
  • a phone call
  • call a doctor
  • call the cops
  • phone call
  • a call from
  • please call
  • call an an
  • call a taxi
  • need to call
  • call for help

See also

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