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Meaning of call in English
Pronunciation
/kɔl/
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Verb
call
Etymology
late Old English ceallian, from Old Norse kalla‘summon loudly’
Definitions
1.
assign a specified, proper name to
Examples
« They named their son David »
« The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader »
2.
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Examples
« I tried to call you all night »
« Take two aspirin and call me in the morning »
3.
ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
Examples
« He called me a bastard »
« She called her children lazy and ungrateful »
4.
order, request, or command to come
Examples
« She was called into the director's office »
« Call the police! »
5.
utter a sudden loud cry
Examples
« she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle »
« I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me »
6.
pay a brief visit
Examples
« The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens »
7.
call a meeting
Examples
« invite or command to meet »
« The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the 'Final Solution' »
« The new dean calls meetings every week »
8.
order or request or give a command for
Examples
« The unions called a general strike for Sunday »
9.
order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
Examples
« He was already called 4 times for jury duty »
« They called him to active military duty »
10.
indicate a decision in regard to
Examples
« call balls and strikes behind the plate »
11.
stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
Examples
« call a football game »
12.
read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
Examples
« Call roll »
13.
send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.
Examples
« make a signal to in order to transmit a message »
« Hawaii is calling! »
« A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling »
14.
declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
Examples
« call a runner out »
15.
utter a characteristic note or cry
Examples
« bluejays called to one another »
16.
utter in a loud voice or announce
Examples
« He called my name »
« The auctioneer called the bids »
17.
make a prediction about
Examples
« tell in advance »
« Call the outcome of an election »
18.
challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement
Examples
« charge with or censure for an offense »
« He deserves to be called on that »
19.
consider or regard as being
Examples
« I would not call her beautiful »
20.
demand payment of (a loan)
Examples
« Call a loan »
21.
give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
22.
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
Examples
« He always addresses me with 'Sir' »
« Call me Mister »
« She calls him by first name »
23.
make a stop in a harbour
Examples
« The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow »
24.
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
Examples
« He called his trump »
25.
require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
Examples
« Call a bond »
26.
lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
Examples
« Call ducks »
27.
challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
Examples
« call the speaker on a question of fact »
28.
rouse somebody from sleep with a call
Examples
« I was called at 5 A.M. this morning »
Noun
call
Definitions
1.
a telephone connection
Examples
« she reported several anonymous calls »
« he placed a phone call to London »
« he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call »
2.
a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
Examples
« he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call »
3.
a loud utterance
Examples
« often in protest or opposition »
« the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience »
4.
a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
5.
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
Examples
« a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age »
6.
a brief social visit
Examples
« senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers »
7.
a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
8.
a demand for a show of hands in a card game
Examples
« after two raises there was a call »
9.
a request
Examples
« many calls for Christmas stories »
« not many calls for buggywhips »
10.
an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
Examples
« Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed »
11.
brief visit in an official or professional capacity
Examples
« the pastor's visits to his parishioners »
« a visit to a dentist »
« the salesman's call on a customer »
12.
(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
Examples
« he was ejected for protesting the call »
13.
the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
Antonyms
put option
put