Transcription
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- [kawl]
- /kɔl/
- /kɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawl]
- /kɔl/
Definitions of call word
- noun call a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment 4
- verb call If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title. 3
- verb call If you call someone or something a particular thing, you suggest they are that thing or describe them as that thing. 3
- verb call If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention. 3
- verb call Call out means the same as call. 3
- verb call If you call someone, you telephone them. 3
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Origin of call
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; late Middle English callen, probably < Old Norse kalla to call out, conflated with Old English (West Saxon) ceallian to shout; cognate with Middle Dutch kallen to talk, Old High German kallôn to shout, akin to Old English -calla herald, Irish gall swan, OCS glasŭ voice
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Parts of speech for Call
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
call popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
call usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for call
noun call
- signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- cry — When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
- calling — A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people.
- alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- hail — to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
verb call
- announce — If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
- vociferate — say loudly
- awaken — To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling.
- waken — to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.
- screech — to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.
Antonyms for call
noun call
verb call
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- listen — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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