call Synonyms
call Meaning
call (n)
a telephone connection
a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
a demand especially in the phrase
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
a brief social visit
a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
a demand for a show of hands in a card game
a request
an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
a visit in an official or professional capacity
(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
call (v)
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
utter a sudden loud cry
order, request, or command to come
pay a brief visit
call a meeting; invite or command to meet
read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
utter a characteristic note or cry
stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
make a stop in a harbour
demand payment of (a loan)
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
indicate a decision in regard to
make a prediction about; tell in advance
require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
order or request or give a command for
order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
utter in a loud voice or announce
challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
consider or regard as being
rouse somebody from sleep with a call
call (v. t.)
To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.
To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment, especially of a religious character; -- often used of a divine summons; as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite; as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church.
To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with together; as, the President called Congress together; to appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen.
To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name.
To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate.
To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work.
To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of.
To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off; as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call the roll of a military company.
To invoke; to appeal to.
To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
call (v. i.)
To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; -- sometimes with to.
To make a demand, requirement, or request.
To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders.
call (n.)
The act of calling; -- usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle's call.
A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to duty.
An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or appeal.
A divine vocation or summons.
Vocation; employment.
A short visit; as, to make a call on a neighbor; also, the daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders.
A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds.
A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty.
The cry of a bird; also a noise or cry in imitation of a bird; or a pipe to call birds by imitating their note or cry.
A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on.
See Assessment, 4.
call Sentence Examples
- I need to **call** my mom before she gets worried about me being late.
- The birds were **calling** their young to the nest at dawn.
- The teacher **called** on Sarah to answer the question.
- We decided to **call** it a day and come back tomorrow when we're less tired.
- He used a **call** whistle to summon his dog.
- The emergency services received many **calls** during the storm.
- Her application for the job was a close **call**, but ultimately she didn't get it.
- The company issued a **recall** on their defective product.
- I'll **call** you back as soon as I have the information.
- The doctor gave me a **call** with the test results, which were positive!
FAQs About the word call
a telephone connection, a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course, a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition, a de
yell, cry,shout, scream, bellow, halloo,holler, shriek, vociferate, speak out
murmur, whisper, breathe, murmur,whisper, breathe, mutter,mumble, mutter, mumble
I need to **call** my mom before she gets worried about me being late.
The birds were **calling** their young to the nest at dawn.
The teacher **called** on Sarah to answer the question.
We decided to **call** it a day and come back tomorrow when we're less tired.
