on call

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn kawl]
- /ɒn, ɔn kɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn kawl]
- /ɒn, ɔn kɔl/

Definitions of on call words

verb with object on call to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home. 1
verb with object on call to command or request to come; summon: to call a dog; to call a cab; to call a witness. 1
verb with object on call to ask or invite to come: Will you call the family to dinner? 1
verb with object on call to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone: Call me when you arrive. 1
verb with object on call to rouse from sleep, as by a call; waken: Call me at eight o'clock. 1
verb with object on call to read over (a roll or a list) in a loud voice. 1

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Origin of on 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 On call

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of On call

on 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".

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Synonyms for on call

adj on call

all set — prepared; ready
all systems go — ready for action
at the ready — If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
in line — (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
in order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.

All 7 Synonyms of on call