| call (kôl) v. called, call·ing, calls v.tr. 1. To say in a loud voice; announce: called my name from across the street; calling out numbers. 2. To demand or ask for the presence of: called the children to dinner; call the police. 3. To demand or ask for a meeting of; convene or convoke: call the legislature into session. 4. To order or request to undertake a particular activity or work; summon: She was called for jury duty. He was called to the priesthood. 5. To give the command for; order: call a work stoppage. 6. a. To communicate or try to communicate with by telephone: called me at nine. b. To dial (a telephone number): call 911 for help. 7. To lure (prey) by imitating the characteristic cry of an animal: call ducks. 8. To cause to come to the mind or to attention: a story that calls to mind an incident in my youth. 9. To name: What will you call the baby? 10. To consider or regard as being of a particular type or kind; characterize: Let's call the game a draw. I'd hardly call him a good manager. 11. To designate; label: Nobody calls me a liar. 12. a. To demand payment of: call a loan. b. To require the presentation of (a bond) for redemption before maturity. c. To force the sale of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a call option. 13. Sports a. To stop or postpone (a game) because of bad weather, darkness, or other adverse conditions. b. To declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee: call a runner out; call a penalty for holding. c. To indicate a decision in regard to: calling balls and strikes; called a close play at home plate. d. To give the orders or signals for: a quarterback who called a poor play. 14. Games a. To describe the intended outcome of (one's billiard shot) before playing. b. To equal the bet of (the preceding bet or bettor) in a poker game. 15. To indicate or characterize accurately in advance; predict: It is often difficult to call the outcome of an election. See Synonyms at predict. 16. To challenge the truthfulness or genuineness of: called the debater on a question of fact. 17. To shout directions in rhythm for (a square dance). v.intr. 1. a. To speak loudly; shout: a swimmer who was calling for help. b. To utter a characteristic cry. Used of an animal: geese calling in early morning. 2. To communicate or try to communicate with someone by telephone: I called twice, but no one answered. 3. To pay a short visit: We called to pay our respects. He called on the neighbors but they weren't home. n. Phrasal Verbs: 1. A loud cry; a shout. 2. a. The characteristic cry of an animal. b. A sound or an instrument made to imitate such a cry, used as a lure: a moose call. 3. A telephone communication or connection. 4. Need or occasion: There was no call for an apology. 5. Demand: There isn't much call for buggy whips today. 6. A claim on a person's time or life: the call of duty. 7. A short visit, especially one made as a formality or for business or professional purposes. 8. A summons or invitation. 9. a. A signal, such as that made by a horn or bell. b. The sounding of a horn to encourage hounds during a hunt. 10. a. A strong inner urge or prompting; a vocation: a call to the priesthood. b. The strong attraction or appeal of a given activity or environment: the call of the wild; answered the call of the desert. 11. A roll call. 12. A notice of rehearsal times posted in a theater. 13. Sports a. A decision made by an umpire or referee. b. An announced description of a game or race, as by a sportscaster. 14. A direction or series of directions rhythmically called out to square dancers. 15. a. A demand for payment of a debt. b. A demand to submit bonds to the issuer for redemption before the maturity date. c. An option to buy a certain quantity of a stock or commodity for a specified price within a specified time. d. A demand for payment due on stock bought on margin when the value has shrunk. call back 1. To communicate the need for (someone) to return from one situation or location to a previous one: Management called the laid-off workers back. 2. To telephone or radio (a person) who has called previously: I called her back at noon. 3. To recall (a defective product) for repair: The company has called back all such models built in 1990. call down 1. To find fault with; reprimand: The teacher called me down for disobedience. 2. To invoke, as from heaven. call for 1. To appear, as on someone else's premises, in order to get: My chauffeur will call for you at seven. 2. To be an appropriate occasion for: This news calls for champagne. 3. To require; demand: work that calls for patience. call forth To evoke; elicit: a love song that calls forth sad memories. call in 1. To take out of circulation: calling in silver dollars. 2. To summon for assistance or consultation: call in a specialist. 3. To communicate with another by telephone: Has the boss called in today? call off 1. To cancel or postpone: call off a trip; called the trip off. 2. To restrain or recall: Call off your dogs. call on To order or request to undertake a particular activity: called on our friends to help. call out 1. To cause to assemble; summon: call out the guard. 2. To challenge to a duel. call up 1. To summon to active military service: called up reserve troops for active duty. 2. To cause one to remember; bring to mind: stories that call up old times. 3. To bring forth for action or discussion; raise. call upon Idioms: 1. To order; require: I call upon you to tell the truth. 2. To make a demand or a series of demands on: Social institutions are now being called upon to provide assistance to the homeless. call a spade a spade To speak directly, precisely, and forthrightly. call in/into question To raise doubts about. call it a day Informal To stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the day or at least for the present. call it a night Informal To stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the night. call it quits Informal To stop working or trying; quit. call names To speak to or about another in offensive terms. call of nature A need to urinate or defecate. Often used with answer: He left the room to answer the call of nature. call (someone's) bluff To challenge another with a display of strength or confidence. call the shots/tune Informal To exercise authority; be in charge. on call 1. Available when summoned for service or use: physicians who were on call for 48 hours. 2. Subject to payment on demand. within call Close enough to come if summoned: The nurse is within call if you need him. [Middle English callen, probably from Old Norse kalla; see gal- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: call, convene, convoke, muster, summon These verbs mean to demand or request to appear, come, or assemble: called a taxi; convened a meeting; will convoke the legislature; mustering the militia; summoned a witness. Our Living Language African American Vernacular English (AAVE) uses call oneself with a present participle, as in They call themselves dancing, to express the idea that the people being talked about are not very good at what they're doing (in this example, dancing), even though they may think they are. This construction has a structure and meaning similar to the Standard English use of call oneself with a noun phrase or adjective, as in She calls herself intelligent or He calls himself a dancer. |
call
Verb
1. to name: a town called Eyemouth
2. to describe (someone or something) as being: they called him a Hitler
3. to speak loudly so as to attract attention
4. to telephone: he left a message for Lynch to call him
5. to summon: a doctor must be called immediately
6. to pay someone a visit: the social worker called and she didn't answer the door
7. to arrange: the meeting was called for the lunch hour
8. call someone's bluff See bluff1
Noun
1. a cry or shout
2. the cry made by a bird or animal
3. a communication by telephone
4. a short visit: I paid a call on an old friend
5. a summons or invitation: the police and fire brigade continued to respond to calls
6. need, demand, or desire: a call for economic sanctions
7. allure or fascination: the call of the open road
8. on call available when summoned: there's a doctor on call in town
caller n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  call - a telephone connection; "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"call-back - a return call collect call - a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for call-in - a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program crank call - a hostile telephone call (from a crank) local call - a telephone call made within a local calling area long distance, long-distance call, trunk call - a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I talked to her by long distance" conference call - a telephone call in which more than two people participate wake-up call - a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels); "she left a wake-up call for 7 a.m." |
| 2. | Call - a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call" inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" | |
| 3. |  call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, yowl, roar, roaring - a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" blue murder - an extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder" catcall - a cry expressing disapproval clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry, clamor - loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" halloo - a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him" hoot - a loud raucous cry (as of an owl) hosanna - a cry of praise or adoration (to God) noise - a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could" scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" whoop - a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement battle cry, war whoop, rallying cry, war cry - a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle yodel - a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto | |
| 4. | call - a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" demand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing" | |
| 5. |  call - the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"animal communication - communication between animals (of the same species) bell-like call - a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell two-note call - a birdcall having two notes; "the two-note call of the cuckoo" | |
| 6. | call - a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence" visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit" | |
| 7. | call - a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement demand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing" | |
| 8. | call - a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call" demand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing" | |
| 9. | call - a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips" recall - a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador" | |
| 10. | call - an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" function call - a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program program line, instruction, statement, command - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program supervisor call instruction, system call - an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor | |
| 11. | call - a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer" round - (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars" visit - the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist" | |
| 12. | call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" | |
| 13. | call - the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date option - the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited | |
| Verb | 1. | call - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" refer - use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary" style, title - designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" rename - assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" term - name formally or designate with a term tag - provide with a name or nickname label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" |
| 2. | call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" call - consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" call - read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll" | |
| 3. | call - get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" cell phone - call up by using a cellular phone; "If the train is late, I will cell phone you" call in - make a phone call; "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick" telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail call - send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message; "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling" | |
| 4. | call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" call - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" cry out, exclaim, call out, outcry, shout, cry - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" hollo - cry hollo hurrah - shout `hurrah!' halloo - shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention whoop - shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" ululate, wail, yaup, yawl, howl, roar - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" call out - call out loudly, as of names or numbers | |
| 5. | call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" order, enjoin, tell, say - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" call - order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty" beep - call, summon, or alert with a beeper call back, recall - summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession" call in - summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in" lift - call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs muster - call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc. hail - call for; "hail a cab" summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer" call - call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week" bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" | |
| 6. |  call - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"get together, meet - get together socially or for a specific purpose call - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" see - go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" | |
| 7. | call - call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week" | |
| 8. | call - read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll" read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" | |
| 9. | call - send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message; "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling" telecom, telecommunication - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically phone, telephone, call up, call, ring - get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail | |
| 10. | call - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another" call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" | |
| 11. | call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" | |
| 12. | call - greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" | |
| 13. | call - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" | |
| 14. | call - demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan" call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond" | |
| 15. | call - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" raise - bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level double - bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit) outcall - make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game underbid - bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants outbid - bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled overbid - to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win, preempt - make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge | |
| 16. | call - give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance | |
| 17. | call - indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" call - declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out" indicate - to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" | |
| 18. | call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" outguess, second-guess - attempt to anticipate or predict augur - predict from an omen prophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration | |
| 19. | call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond" | |
| 20. | call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that" call - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact" | |
| 21. | call - declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out" adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" call - indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" | |
| 22. | call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" entice, lure, tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" call - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another" | |
| 23. | call - order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday" order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" | |
| 24. | call - order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty" request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" | |
| 25. | call - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" | |
| 26. | call - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact" call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that" | |
| 27. | call - consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" | |
| 28. | call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" |
call
verb 4. phone, contact, telephone, ring (up) (informal), chiefly Brit. give (someone) a bell Brit. (slang)
verb 6. summon, gather, invite, rally, assemble, muster, convene, convoke, collect << OPPOSITE dismiss
noun 8. visit,
noun 9. request, order, demand, appeal, notice, command, announcement, invitation, plea, summons, supplication
noun 10. (used in negative constructions) need, cause, reason, grounds, occasion, excuse, justification, claim
call for something
call on someone
call someone up
1. telephone, phone, ring chiefly Brit. buzz (informal) dial, call up, give (someone) a ring (informal), chiefly Brit. put a call through to, give (someone) a call, give (someone) a buzz (informal) give (someone) a bell Brit. (slang) give someone a tinkle Brit. (informal) get on the blower to (informal)
Translations
call [kɔːl] vt (gen), (also TEL) → llamar (= announce) [+ flight] → anunciar [+ meeting, strike]; convocar
vi (= shout) → llamar (= telephone); llamar (por teléfono), telefonear (= visit) (also: call in) (also: call round) → hacer una visita
n (= shout), (TEL) → llamada, llamado (LAM) [of bird] → canto (= appeal); llamamiento, llamado (LAM) (= summons) (for flight etc) → llamada;
(fig) (= lure); llamada;
to be called [person, object] → llamarse;
on call [nurse, doctor etc] → de guardia;
long-distance call → conferencia (interurbana);
call back vi (= return) → volver;
call in vt [+ doctor, expert, police] → llamar
call off vt → suspender;
the strike was called off → se desconvocó la huelga
vt [+ doctor] → llamar [+ police, troops]; hacer intervenir
call up vt (MIL) → llamar a filas
call [kɔːl] vt (gen), (also Tel) → appeler (= announce) [+ flight] → annoncer [+ meeting]; convoquer [+ strike]; lancer
n (= shout) → appel m, cri m (= summons) (for flight etc), (fig) (= lure); appel (= visit); visite f;
(also: telephone call) → coup m de téléphone; communication f;
to be on call → être de permanence;
to be called → s'appeler;
who is calling? (Tel) → qui est à l'appareil?;
please give me a call at 7 → appelez-moi à 7 heures;
to make a call → téléphoner, passer un coup de fil;
can I make a call from here? → est-ce que je peux téléphoner d'ici?;
call back vi (= return) → repasser;
(Tel) → rappeler
vt (Tel) → rappeler;
call off vt → annuler;
vt [+ doctor, police, troops] → appeler
(Tel) → appeler
call [kɔːl] vt (name, consider) → nennen;
(shout out, summon) → rufen;
(Tel) → anrufen;
(witness, flight) → aufrufen;
(meeting) → einberufen;
(strike) → ausrufen
vi → rufen;
(Tel) → anrufen;
(visit) (also: call in, call round) → vorbeigehen, vorbeikommen
n → Ruf m;
(Tel) → Anruf m;
(visit) → Besuch m;
(for a service etc) → Nachfrage f;
to be called (named) → heißen;
to pay a call on sb → jdn besuchen;
on call → dienstbereit;
to be on call → einsatzbereit sein;
(doctor etc) → Bereitschaftsdienst haben;
call back call vi (return) → wiederkommen;
(Tel) → zurückrufen
vt (Tel) → zurückrufen
call for call vt fus (demand) → fordern;
(fetch) → abholen
vi → vorbeigehen, vorbeikommen
call off call vt → absagen
call on call vt fus → besuchen;
(appeal to) → appellieren an +acc;
to call on sb to do sth → jdn bitten or auffordern, etw zu tun
call out call vi → rufen
vt → rufen;
(police, troops) → alarmieren
call up call vt (Mil) → einberufen;
(Tel) → anrufen
call [kɔːl] vt (gen), (also TEL) → chiamare (= announce) [+ flight] → annunciare [+ meeting, strike]; indire, proclamare
(fig) (= lure); richiamo;
(also: telephone call) → telefonata;
to be on call → essere a disposizione;
to make a call → telefonare, fare una telefonata;
she's called Jane → si chiama Jane;
call back vi (= return) → ritornare;
(TEL) → ritelefonare, richiamare
vt (TEL) → ritelefonare a, richiamare
call for vt fus (= demand) [+ action etc] → richiedere (= collect) [+ person] → passare a prendere: [+ goods]; ritirare
call out vi → urlare
vt [+ doctor, police, troops] → chiamare
call up vt (MIL) → richiamare
v call [koːl]
1 to give a name to My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends noem يَدْعو، يُسَمّي наричам pojmenovat, nazývat kalde rufen ονομάζω llamar kutsuma نامیدن kutsua appeler לִקרוֹא पुकारू नाम देना zvati, nazivati hív menamai kalla, nefna chiamare 呼ぶ ...을 ...이라고 부르다 vadinti saukt panggil noemen sette navn på, kalle nazywać chamar. a se chema, a se numi называть volať, nazvať klicati zvati kalla เรียกว่า ad vermek, çağırmak 稱呼 називати موسوم کرنا ، نام دینا gọi 称呼
2 to regard (something) as I saw you turn that card over – I call that cheating. noem يُسَمّي، يَعْتَبِر назовавам nazývat kalde bezeichnen als αποκαλώ, θεωρώ llamar (millekski) nimetama به حساب آوردن؛ به شمار آوردن pitää jonakin appeler קוֹרֵא मानना nazivati nevez menyebut kalla, álíta chiamare ～と見なす ...을 ...이라고 간주하다 laikyti uzskatīt katakan noemen kalle nazywać chamar a numi считать považovať imenovati smatrati kalla เรียก saymak, demek 認為 вважати خیال کرنا ، سمجھنا ، محسوس کرنا xem là 认为
3 to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention. roep ينادي، يَدْعو викам svolat; křičet råbe rufen φωνάζω llamar hüüdma بلند حرف زدن؛ فریاد زدن huutaa appeler לִצעוֹק जोर से कहना dozivati kiált berseru kalla chiamare 大声で呼ぶ (큰 소리로) 부르다 (pa)šaukti []saukt; kliegt panggil roepen rope wołać chamar a chema звать (za)volať, (za)kričať poklicati viknuti kalla på, ropa ตะโกน seslenmek, bağırmak 大聲說 окликати; гукати بلند آواز سے بولنا ، چلانا gọi to 大声说
4 to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc) They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor. ontbied يَسْتَدْعي повиквам vyzvat, přivolat tilkalde anfragen, kommen lassen καλώ convocar kutsuma فراخواندن؛ احضار کردن kutsua convoquer לְכָנֵס तलब करना zvati hív memanggil boða, kalla fyrir chiamare, convocare 呼び寄せる 소환하다; 청하다 (pa)kviesti izsaukt; ataicināt menghubungi oproepen, laten komen innkalle; be, ringe wzywać chamar a chema, a convoca вызывать zavolať, privolať poklicati pozvati kontakta เรียกตัว çağırmak 召喚 викликати طلب کرنا thông báo 召唤
5 to make a visit I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called. besoek يَزورُ، يعرّج على отбивам се navštívit besøge kurz besuchen επισκέπτομαι hacer una visita läbi astuma به ملاقات رفتن؛ سر زدن käydä passer לְבַקֵר भेंट करना pozvati látogatást tesz berkunjung heimsækja, koma við far visita, passare 訪問する 방문하다 užeiti apciemot melawat langsgaan avlegge et besøk, besøke odwiedzać visitar a face o vizită (scurtă) заходить zastaviť sa (u niekoho), zájsť (k niekomu) oglasiti se svratiti göra visit, hälsa på เรียกพบ uğramak 訪問 заходити; відвідувати ملاقات کو جانا ، ملاقات کرنا ghé thăm 访问
6 to telephone I'll call you at 6 p.m. bel, skakel يَتَّصِلُ هاتِفِيّا обаждам се zavolat ringe anrufen τηλεφωνώ llamar helistama تلفن کردن soittaa téléphoner à לְטַלפֵּן टेलीफोन करना nazvati, zvati telefonál, hív menelepon hringja chiamare, telefonare 電話をかける 전화하다 (pa)skambinti telefonu []zvanīt (pa telefonu) hubungi opbellen ringe telefonować telefonar a telefona звонить zavolať, zatelefonovať telefonirati telefonirati ringa โทรศัพท์ไปหา telefon etmek 打電話給... дзвонити فون کال gọi điện 打电话给...
7 (in card games) to bid. bie, troef maak يَعْرِضُ سِعْرا (في لُعبة الورق) обявявам (на карти) (vy)hlásit melde die Farbe ansagen μπαίνω, κάνω προσφορά (σε παιχνίδι τράπουλας) marcar, declarar pakkuma تعین قیمت کردن؛ پیشنهاد دادن tarjota annoncer, demander לְהַכרִיז दांव लगाना navijestiti hív menawar segja, bjóða dichiarare コールする 콜하다 siūlyti sumą nosaukt likmi membida bieden melde, forhøye innsatsen licytować apostar a licita объявлять hlásiť klicati ulog bjuda, syna ให้ราคา eşit pay sürmek; kart istemek; kartlarını göstermesini istemek 叫牌 оголосити масть تاش میں حریف کو کھلا پتہ đặt tiền 叫牌
n
1 an exclamation or shout a call for help. uitroep صَيْحَةُ نِداء вик volání råb; skrig der Ruf κραυγή grito hüüd فریاد huuto appel קְרִיאָה, צְעָקָה पुकार zov, povik kiáltás seruan kall, (upp)hrópun grido, invocazione 叫び 외침 šauksmas sauciens jeritan roep (an)rop, skrik wołanie grito strigăt крик volanie klic poziv rop เสียงตะโกน bağırma, haykırma, haykırış 叫喚 оклик, заклик چیخ ، پکار lời kêu gọi 叫唤
2 the song of a bird the call of a blackbird. roep أُنْشودَه، غِناءُ الطَّيْر крясък ptačí volání (fugle-)sang der Lockruf κελάιδισμα canto kutsehüüd آواز kutsuhuuto cri קְרִיאַת צִפּוֹר @@@צִיפּוֹר$$$ चिड़ियों की चहचहाहट vab madárfütty kicauan fuglasöngur richiamo 鳥のなき声 새의 울음소리 giesmė, čiulbėjimas svilpošana bunyi burung roep (fugle)sang śpiew canto cântec; croncănit крик spev ptičje petje poj sång เสียงร้องของนก ötüş, ötme （鳥的）叫聲 крик پرندے کا گانا tiếng chim （鸟的）叫声
3 a (usually short) visit The teacher made a call on the boy's parents. besoek, kuier زِيارَه قَصيرَه посещение krátká návštěva besøg; visit der kurze Besuch σύντομη επίσκεψη visita kiirvisiit ملاقات کوتاه käynti visite בִּקוּר @@@בִּיקוּר$$$ छोटी मुलाकात posjet látogatás kunjungan heimsókn visita 訪問 방문 ap(si)lankymas (īss) apciemojums lawatan bezoek besøk, visitt wizyta visita vizită (scurtă) визит návšteva (kratek) obisk posetiti besök, visit การเรียกพบ uğrama 拜訪 відвідування; візит مختصر ملاقات chuyến ghé thăm 拜访
4 the act of calling on the telephone I've just had a call from the police. oproep مكالَمَه هاتفيه، إتِّصال هاتفي обаждане telefonický hovor telefonopringning der Anruf τηλεφώνημα llamada telefonikõne تماس تلفنی puhelu coup de fil צִלצוּל फोन करने की क्रिया poziv hívás, beszélgetés panggilan upphringing chiamata, telefonata 通話 전화하기 telefono skambutis, pokalbis telefonu telefona saruna panggilan telefoontje telefonoppringning telefon chamada (convorbire la) telefon (телефонный) звонок hovor telefonski klic poziv telefonsamtal การโทรศัพท์ไปหา telefon etme 通電話 дзвінок, виклик فون کرنا ، موصول کرنا cuộc gọi điện thoại 通电话
5 (usually withthe) attraction the call of the sea. lokstem جاذِدبِيَّه( نِداء) البحر зов volání tiltrækning der Ruf κάλεσμα llamada kutse جذبه؛ کشش kutsu appel קְרִיאַת הַ- आकर्षण poziv, zov vonzás imbauan (á)köllun richiamo 魅力 매력 trauka aicinājums; vilinājums panggilan lokroep tiltrekning głos, wezwanie apelo chemare зов volanie klic zov lockrop, lockton การดึงดูด çekicilik, cazibe 吸引力 потяг до کشش tiếng gọi 吸引力
6 a demand There's less call for coachmen nowadays. vraag, behoefte طَلًَبٌ على търсене poptávka efterspørgsel; behov die Nachfrage ζήτηση demanda nõudlus تقاضا kysyntä demande צוֹרֵך मांग nalog, zapovijed igény permintaan eftirspurn richiesta 要求 요구 pareikalavimas pieprasījums permintaan vraag etterspørsel, krav, fordring popyt procura cerere спрос dopyt povpraševanje potražnja efterfrågan การเรียกร้อง talep, istek, rağbet 要求 потреба, попит طلب yêu cầu 要求
7 a need or reason You've no call to say such things! rede سَبَبٌ необходимост důvod, oprávnění grund Anspruch λόγος necesidad, motivo tarvidus دلیل؛ نیاز aihe besoin, raison סִיבָּה आवश्यकता pozivanje szükség alasan tilefni, ástæða motivo 必要 필요 reikalas, poreikis vajadzība alasan reden behov, grunn potrzeba, powód razão motiv необходимость dôvod, príčina potreba, razlog razlog skäl, anledning ความปรารถนา gereksinme, ihtiyaç 理由；需要 необхідність, потреба سبب ، وجہ ، ضرورت sự cần thiết 理由；需要
n caller
besoeker, kuiergas منادِ ، زائر، مُهاتف посетител návštěvník; telefonující person, der ringer op; besøgende der/die Anrufer(in) επισκέπτης, καλών visita, visitante külastaja, helistaja ملاقات کننده؛ تلفن کننده kävijä, soittaja visiteur/-euse מְבָקֵר फोनकर्ता dozivač hívó tamu gestur visitatore, visitatrice 訪問者 방문객 lankytojas apmeklētājs; (telefona sarunas) izsaucējs abonents pemanggil bezoeker, iemand die belt gjest, besøkende gość, osoba telefonująca visita vizitator посетитель; позвонивший návštevník, -čka obiskovalec posetilac besökare, person som telefonerar ผู้ประกาศ ziyaretçi, telefon eden 召喚者 відвідувач, гість بلانے والا ، فون کرنے والا người đến thăm, người gọi 召唤者
n calling
a trade or profession Teaching is a worthwhile calling. beroep مِهْنَه، حِرفَه призвание povolání kald der Beruf επάγγελμα, τέχνη vocación; profesión elukutse حرفه؛ شغل ammatti métier יֵעוּד @@@יֵיעוּד$$$ व्यवसाय poziv hivatás profesi köllun; starf professione 職業 직업 pašaukimas profesija; aicinājums pekerjaan beroep, roeping kall; yrke powołanie profissão ocupaţie профессия povolanie poklic struka kall, yrke อาชีพ meslek, iş 職業 покликання, професія پیشہ ، ذریعہ معاش nghề nghiệp 职业
n call-box
a public telephone box. telefoonhokkie كشك، صُندوق تلفون телефонна будка telefonní budka telefonboks die Fernsprechzelle τηλεφωνικός θάλαμος cabina telefónica telefoniputka کیوسک تلفن puhelinkoppi cabine téléphonique תָּא טֶלֶפוֹן सार्वजनिक टेलीफोन telefonska govornica telefonfülke telepon umum símaklefi cabina telefonica 公衆電話 공중 전화 박스 telefono būdelė/kabina telefona kabīne telefon awam telefooncel telefonkiosk budka telefoniczna cabine телефонная будка telefónna búdka telefonska govorilnica telefonska govornica telefonkiosk ตู้โทรศัพท์ telefon kulubesi 公共電話亭 телефонна будка فون کرنے کی عوامی جگہ bốt điện thoại công cộng 公共电话亭
call for
1 to demand or require This calls for quick action. vereis يَتَطَلَّب، يَقْتَضي изисквам vyžadovat kræve erfordern απαιτώ exigir nõudma نیاز داشتن؛ ایجاب کردن edellyttää exiger צוֹרֵך मांगना zahtjev igényel memerlukan kallar á, krefjast richiedere 要求する 필요로 하다, 요구하다 reikalauti []prasīt perlu vergen kreve; mane til wymagać pedir a cere, a pretinde требовать(ся) vyžadovať zahtevati zahtevati kräva เรียกร้อง gerektirmek, istemek 要求 вимагати طلب کرنا ، ضرورت ہونا yêu cầu 要求
2 to collect I'll call for you at eight o'clock. oplaai يأتي ليأخذ взимам vyzvednout, zastavit se pro hente abholen περνώ να πάρω pasar a buscar järele tulema آمدن و بردن noutaa passer prendre לֶאֱסוֹף बुलाना poziv érte megy menjemput (koma að) sækja a prendere passare 連れに来る 부르러[] 들르다 užeiti (ir toliau eiti kartu) aiziet kādam pakaļ jemput ophalen hente wstępować po ir buscar a veni după, a căuta заходить за zastaviť sa po priti po pokupiti hämta ไปนำมา gidip uğrayıp almak, alıp getirmek 約定 заходити за кимсь کسی کو لینا یا لینے کے لئے آنا đón 约定
call off
to cancel The party's been called off. afgelas يُلْغي отменям odvolat, zrušit aflyse absagen ακυρώνω cancelar, suspender, anular ära jätma کنسل کردن peruuttaa annuler לְבַטֵל रद्द करना opozvati, otkazati lemond membatalkan aflÿsa, hætta við disdire 取り消す 취소하다 atšaukti atsaukt batal afzeggen avlyse, avblåse odwoływać cancelar a contramanda отменять odvolať odpovedati otkazati inställa ยกเลิก iptal etmek 取消 відкладати, переносити منسوخ کرنا ، ہونا trì hoãn 取消
call on
1 to visit I'll call on him tomorrow. besoek, kuier يَزور отбивам се navštívit besøge besuchen επισκέπτομαι pasar a ver, visitar läbi astuma سر زدن؛ به دیدار رفتن käydä aller voir לְבַקֵר किसी के यहां मिलने जाना poziv meglátogat mengunjungi heimsækja fare visita a 訪問する 방문하다 aplankyti apmeklēt lawat langsgaan bij besøke, stikke innom odwiedzać visitar a vizita навещать navštíviť obiskati posetiti hälsa på แวะเยี่ยม ziyaret etmek 訪問 заходити до кого ملاقات کرنا ، ملاقات کرنے کے لئے جانا ghé thăm 访问
2 to ask someone to speak at a meeting etc. vra om 'n toespraak te lewer يَطْلب مِن شَخصٍ إلقاء خِطاب поканвам някого да говори vyzvat (k promluvě) give ordet til besuchen καλώ στο βήμα ceder la palabra a ette kutsuma دعوت به صحبت کردن donner la parole à לְהַזְמִין किसी सभा इत्यादि में कुछ बोलने के लिए कहना poziv felkér mempersilakan invitare （発言などを）もとめる pakviesti kalbėti uzaicināt izteikties menjemput 't woord geven gi ordet til; høre i lekse wywołać, oddać komuś głos предоставлять слово povolať, predvolať pozvati k besedi zamoliti nekog da govori na sastanku lämna ordet till เรียกใช้ davet etmek 邀請講話等 запрошувати висловитися ایک اجتماع میں کسی کو تقریر کرنے کے لئے کہنا yêu cầu ai đó phát biểu trong cuộc họp 邀请讲话等
3 to ask someone publicly to something We call on both sides to stop the fighting. 'n beroep doen op يُناشِدُ приканвам vyzvat (k činu) opfordre; bede om öffentlich auffrufen ζητώ δημόσια από κπ. να κάνει κτ. pedir üles kutsuma درخواست کردن demander לְחָיֵיב, לִדְרוֹש सार्वजनिक रूप से कुछ करने के लिए कहना poziv felszólít menghimbau fare appello a 呼びかける (viešai) raginti (publiski) aicināt menyeru verzoeken oppfordre til; be om призывать žiadať, upozorňovať pozvati pozvati uppmana เรียกใช้อย่างเปิดเผย istemek, rica etmek 呼吁 звертатися, закликати کسی کو سر عام بلانا kêu gọi ai làm gì 呼吁
call up
to telephone (someone) He called me up from the airport. bel, skakel يَتَّصِلُ هاتِفِيّا، يتلفن телефонирам zavolat ringe anrufen παίρνω κπ. τηλέφωνο llamar (por teléfono) (kellelegi) helistama تلفن زدن soittaa téléphoner à לְהִתקָשֵר, לְטַלפֵּן टेलीफोन करना nazvati felhív menelepon hringja í chiamare, telefonare a 電話する 전화를 걸다 paskambinti telefonu piezvanīt pa telefonu jemput opbellen ringe telefonować telefonar a telefona (la) звонить volať telefonirati pozvati telefonom ringa upp โทรศัพท์หา telefon etmek 給...打電話 дзвонити ٹیلی فون کرنا gọi điện thoại cho ai 给...打电话
give (someone) a call
to telephone (someone) I'll give you a call tomorrow. bel, skakel يَتَّصِلُ هاتِفِيّاا، يتلفن обаждам се zavolat ringe anrufen παίρνω κπ. τηλέφωνο llamar (por teléfono) (kellelegi) helistama به کسی تلفن زدن soittaa téléphoner à לְהִתקָשֵר ל- टेलीफोन करना nazvati felhív menelepon hringja fare una telefonata, telefonare 電話する ...에게 전화를 걸다 paskambinti telefonu piezvanīt pa telefonu hubungi opbellen ringe, telefonere telefonować telefonar a telefona позвонить (кому-л.) zavolať klicati (po telefonu) pozvati telefonom โทรศัพท์หา telefon etmek 打電話 дзвонити فون کرنا gọi điên thoại cho ai 打电话
on call
keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency Which of the doctors is on call tonight? op bystand جاهِزٌ للطَّوارئ в готовност ve službě, dosažitelný på vagt; i beredskab auf Abruf σε εφημερία, σε ετοιμότητα de guardia valves کشیک päivystävä de garde בְכוֹנֶנוּת मिलने जाना spreman odazvati se ügyel(etes) siaga á vakt a disposizione, in servizio 待機して 대기하고 있는 budintis pēc pieprasījuma bersedia untuk kes kecemasan onmiddellijk beschikbaar på vakt, i beredskap na dyżurze de serviço de gardă на вызове v službe dežuren na dužnosti i beredskap, jourhavande พร้อมให้บริการเมื่อเรียกหา nöbetçi; çalışmaya hazır 待命的 у стані готовності, напоготові ہنگامی حالت کے لئے تیار رہنا sẵn sàng ứng cứu 待命的
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