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- Dictionarycall/kɔːl/
verb
- 1. give (a baby or animal) a specified name: "they called their daughter Hannah" Similar
- 2. cry out (a word or words): "he heard an insistent voice calling his name" Similar
noun
- 1. a cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention: "a nearby fisherman heard their calls for help" Similar
- 2. the characteristic cry of a bird or other animal: "it is best distinguished by its call, a loud ‘pwit’" Similar
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CALL definition: 1. to give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name: 2. If…. Learn more.
1. a. : to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout. call for help. b. : to make a request or demand. call for an investigation. c. of an animal: to utter a characteristic note or cry.
If you call someone or something a particular thing, you say they are that thing. You use call followed by a noun phrase, followed by an adjective or another noun phrase. You often use this construction when you are describing someone or something in a negative way.
Call is the general word: to call a meeting. To invite is to ask someone courteously to come as a guest, a participant, etc., leaving the person free to refuse: to invite guests to a concert; to invite them to contribute to a fund.
Definition of call verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention. He could hear the others downstairs in different parts of the house calling his name. [ VERB noun ]
When you call, you shout or cry out so that someone can hear you. You might call to a bicyclist who's veering dangerously into traffic. You can call to your friend across the street, or call him on the phone, and you can also call your new puppy Jack.