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call verb (NAME)
They've called the twins Edward and Thomas.
His real name is Jonathan, but they've always called him Johnny.
What's her new novel called?
call verb (PHONE)
He called (you) last night when you were out.
I've been calling all morning but I can't get through.
call collect US ( also reverse (the) charges)
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- If I'm not home when you call, leave a message on the machine.
- I gave him my number and he promised to call me.
- Probably the best thing to do is to call them before you go.
- I tried calling you but the line was busy.
- You could always call Susie and see if she might babysit.
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call verb (SHOUT/CRY)
Did you call?
Do I hear someone calling for you?
[ + speech ] "Hey, you! Come over here!" she called.
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- shoutThere's no need to shout, I can hear you just fine.
- yell"What are you doing?" he yelled.
- bellow"Listen to me!" he bellowed.
- hollerUS She came running inside, hollering about being chased by a bear.
- call"I'm up here," he called.
call for order (also call someone/something to order)
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call verb (VISIT)
call verb (DECIDE ON)
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Phrasal verbs
call noun (ANIMAL)
call noun (DEMAND)
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- requestHer request for information was denied.
- applicationHis application for bail was granted.
- appealThe leader made an appeal for unity.
- callWith calls for action mounting, policymakers are beginning to pay attention.
- demandWe will never give in to terrorists’ demands.
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call noun (VISIT)
on a call Doctor Seward is out on a call this morning.
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call noun (DECISION)
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(Definition of call from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
call | American Dictionary
call verb (NAME)
call verb (TELEPHONE)
call verb (SAY)
call verb (ASK TO COME)
call verb (CONSIDER)
I wouldn’t call him a friend – he’s just someone I met.
call verb (ASK FOR)
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Phrasal verbs
call noun (BEING ASKED TO COME)
on call
Dr. Menendez is on call for the next 24 hours.
call noun (DECISION)
I really don’t know what to do – it’s your call.
call noun (CAUSE)
call noun (SOUNDS)
(Definition of call from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
call | Business English
call collect US (also reverse (the) charges)
call for order (also call sb/sth to order)
[ T ] FINANCE (also call sth in)
Phrasal verbs
get/receive/take a call Thank you for taking my call.
return sb's call He was busy when I contacted him and he didn't return my calls.
(Definition of call from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of call
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A policy specifies what system calls are permitted, and the ways they can be used.
Either way, spiral stairs lead to a common landing, called the parlour in plans.
No call to care, finally, could be too mundane; what could be more ordinary than peeling an egg?
He attempted to create architecture directly out of what he called 'nature's organic structural thoughts'.
The main category is called organic and inorganic dust.
The mapping between surface and lexical levels is reduced to a single function call and two simple conversions from text to binary, and vice versa.
A random sample of patients with none of the above three co-morbid conditions (hereafter called the general group) was selected for comparison.
Extremists of this view, called 'instrumentalists', believe that all or most knowledge productivity will increase provided the right information systems are implemented.
In particular, we must address the situation where we recursively call a tabled subgoal before we have fully tabled all its answers.
The approach is a consequence of a new sequential tabling scheme based on dynamic reordering of alternatives with variant calls.
The start-up code calls the first function and then enters an infinite loop.
If the second field is an index, then the relation is called an index map.
Examination of these themes calls for considerable basic information about inter-war suburbs and how they were created.
It may be called the structural orientation of the proof-structure.
They explain many differences (including some structural ones) between languages which have been called ' 'mixed' '.
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Collocations with call
These are words often used in combination with call.
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I felt that our country was awaiting a bugle call to saving the nation action.
Call forwarding is disabled by dialing 73.
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They emit a distinctive, high-pitched call somewhat like a squeak or the chirp of a bird, possibly expressing a territorial message.
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