How To Spell call?
How to Pronounce call?
Correct pronunciation for the word "call" is [kˈɔːl], [kˈɔːl], [k_ˈɔː_l].
Definition of call
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A vocal address, summons, or citation; demand; invitation; a short visit; the cry of a bird to its young or its mate; a note on the horn by a huntsman to cheer on the hounds; the whistle of the boatswain. To call back, to revoke or retract; to recall. To call for, to demand; to visit so as to bring some one or something away. To call in, to collect; to withdraw from circulation; to summon together; to invite together. To call forth, to bring or summon to action. To call off to summon away; to divert. To call over, to read aloud a list, name by name. To call out, to challenge to fight; to summon into service; to utter in a loud voice; to bawl. To call to mind, to recollect. To call tip, to bring into view or recollection; to bring into action or discussion; to require payment. A called session, an extraordinary session. To call on, to make a short visit to; to invoke; to demand the performance of a duty, or the payment of a debt. To call upon, to implore. A call of the house, in parliamentary language, an authoritative summons to members to be present at a stated time either to discuss some important matter or with a view to ascertain who are and who are not at their posts. Call to the bar, admission as a barrister.
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To address by name; to cry aloud; to make a short visit.
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To name; to summon; to convoke; to proclaim; to appoint; to invoke.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adverb for call?
The adverb for the word "call" is "called".
What is the adjective for call?
The adjective form of the word "call" is "called".
Usage over time for call:
This graph shows how "call" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of call?
The plural of the "call" can be the "calls".
What is the singular form of call?
The singular of the "call" can be the "call".
Synonyms for Call:
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v.
• arouse • ululate • christen • toll • assemble • cry • name, label something- dub .
- hold .
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n.
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- full house ,
- cards ,
- hand ,
- dummy .
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- chastise ,
- demand ,
- application ,
- dress down ,
- bawl out ,
- attack ,
- entreaty ,
- castigate ,
- chide ,
- chew out ,
- admonish .
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- delineate ,
- illustrate ,
- exemplify .
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- command .
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- card .
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- arrange ,
- choreograph .
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- guesswork .
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- fire alarm .
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- choreographer ,
- footwork ,
- gesture .
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- chant .
- exclamation ,
- claim ,
- cause ,
- announcement ,
- ask .
- call .
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