call

CEFRA1

/kɔːl/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To speak to someone by phone or get their attention.

  2. 02

    noun

    A shout, phone conversation, or request for someone to come.

Examples

  • I'll call them tomorrow when I come back.

  • They decided to call the baby Mark.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [kʰoɫ]
  • [kʰɔɫ]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To reach out with one's voice.

  2. To request, summon, or beckon.

  3. To cry or shout.

More examples

In context

  • Where can one make a phone call?

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

  • That person is hurt; call for help!

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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”). Cognates * Scots call, caw, ca (“to call, cry, shout”) * Dutch kallen (“to chat, talk”) * German Low German kallen (“to speak, talk”) * German kallen (“to call”) * Swedish kalla (“to call, refer to, beckon”) * Norwegian kalle (“to call, name”) * Danish kalde (“to call, name”) * Icelandic kalla (“to call, shout, name”) * Welsh galw (“to call, demand”) * Polish głos (“voice”) * Lithuanian gal̃sas (“echo”) * Russian г...