Call

Quick meaning: Call is a verb meaning (heading) To reach out with one's voice.

Meaning

(heading) To reach out with one's voice.

More Meanings

1. (heading, intransitive) To visit.
2. (heading) To name, identify, or describe.
3. (heading) To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result.
4. (heading, sports) Direct or indirect use of the voice.
5. (transitive, sometimes with for) To require, demand.
6. (transitive, with into) To cause to be verbally subjected to.
7. (transitive, colloquial) To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.

Example Sentences

I call the comfy chair!

He felt called to help the old man.

A recursive function is one that calls itself.

He heard a call from the other side of the room.

Word Forms

• calls
• calling
• called
• call'd
• callest
• calledst
• calleth

Synonyms for call

Depending on context, synonyms include squall, ring, cry, anticipate, scream, foretell.

Antonyms for call

Common opposites include put.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include call in, telephone, phone, call up, margin call, name.

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