1. To say in a loud voice; announce: called my name from across the street; calling out numbers.
2. To demand or ask for the presence of: called the children to dinner; call the police.
3. To demand or ask for a meeting of; convene or convoke: call the legislature into session.
4. To order or request to undertake a particular activity or work; summon: She was called for jury duty. He was called to the priesthood.
5. To give the command for; order: call a work stoppage.
a. To communicate or try to communicate with by telephone: called me at nine.
b. To dial (a telephone number): call 911 for help.
7. To lure (prey) by imitating the characteristic cry of an animal: call ducks.
8. To cause to come to the mind or to attention: a story that calls to mind an incident in my youth.
9. To name: What will you call the baby?
10. To consider or regard as being of a particular type or kind; characterize: Let's call the game a draw. I'd hardly call him a good manager.
11. To designate; label: Nobody calls me a liar.
a. To demand payment of: call a loan.
b. To require the presentation of (a bond) for redemption before maturity.
c. To force the sale of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a call option.
a. To stop or postpone (a game) because of bad weather, darkness, or other adverse conditions.
b. To declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee: call a runner out; call a penalty for holding.
c. To indicate a decision in regard to: calling balls and strikes; called a close play at home plate.
d. To give the orders or signals for: a quarterback who called a poor play.
a. To describe the intended outcome of (one's billiard shot) before playing.
b. In poker, to place a bet equal to (the preceding bet or bettor).
15. To indicate or characterize accurately in advance; predict: It is often difficult to call the outcome of an election. See Synonyms at predict .
16. To challenge the truthfulness or genuineness of: called the debater on a question of fact.
17. To shout directions in rhythm for (a square dance).
a. To speak loudly; shout: a swimmer who was calling for help.
b. To utter a characteristic cry. Used of an animal: geese calling in the early morning.
2. To communicate or try to communicate with someone by telephone: I called twice, but no one answered.
3. To pay a short visit: We called to pay our respects. He called on the neighbors but they weren't home.
4.Games In poker, to place a bet equal to the preceding bet.
1. A loud cry; a shout.
a. The characteristic cry of an animal.
b. A sound or an instrument made to imitate such a cry, used as a lure: a moose call.
3. A telephone communication or connection.
4. Need or occasion: There was no call for an apology.
5. Demand: There isn't much call for buggy whips today.
6. A claim on a person's time or life: the call of duty.
7. A short visit, especially one made as a formality or for business or professional purposes.
8. A summons or invitation.
a. A signal, such as that made by a horn or bell.
b. The sounding of a horn to encourage hounds during a hunt.
a. A strong inner urge or prompting; a vocation: a call to the priesthood.
b. The strong attraction or appeal of a given activity or environment: the call of the wild; answered the call of the desert.
12. A notice of rehearsal times posted in a theater.
a. A decision made by an umpire or referee.
b. An announced description of a game or race, as by a sportscaster.
14. A direction or series of directions rhythmically called out to square dancers.
a. A demand for payment of a debt.
b. A demand to submit bonds to the issuer for redemption before the maturity date.
c. An option to buy a certain quantity of a stock or commodity for a specified price within a specified time.
d. A demand for payment due on stock bought on margin when the value has shrunk.
1. To communicate the need for (someone) to return from one situation or location to a previous one: Management called the laid-off workers back.
2. To request (someone) to come in for an audition after an initial audition: The director auditioned six singers for the part and called two back.
3. To telephone or radio (a person) who has called previously: I called her back at noon.
4. To recall (a defective product) for repair: The company has called back all such models built in 1990.
1. To find fault with; reprimand: The teacher called me down for disobedience.
2. To invoke, as from heaven.
1. To appear, as on someone else's premises, in order to get: My chauffeur will call for you at seven.
2. To be an appropriate occasion for: This news calls for champagne.
3. To require; demand: work that calls for patience.
To evoke; elicit: a love song that calls forth sad memories.
1. To take out of circulation: calling in silver dollars.
2. To summon for assistance or consultation: call in a specialist.
3. To communicate with another by telephone: Has the boss called in today?
1. To cancel or postpone: call off a trip; called the trip off.
2. To restrain or recall: Call off your dogs.
To order or request to undertake a particular activity: called on our friends to help.
1. To order or request to assemble or arrive somewhere; summon: call out the guard.
2. To challenge to a duel.
3. To set off or direct attention to, as in being commendable or of interest: The article calls out the new features of the software in a sidebar.
1. To summon to active military service: called up reserve troops for active duty.
2. To cause one to remember; bring to mind: stories that call up old times.
3. To bring forth for action or discussion; raise.
1. To order; require: I call upon you to tell the truth.
2. To make a demand or a series of demands on: Social institutions are now being called upon to provide assistance to the homeless.
To raise doubts about.
call it a dayInformal
To stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the day or at least for the present.
call it a nightInformal
To stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the night.
call it quitsInformal
To stop working or trying; quit.
To speak to or about another in offensive terms.
A need to urinate or defecate. Often used with answer: He left the room to answer the call of nature.
call (someone's) bluff
To demand proof for or respond in a challenging way to the claims or threats of another that one presumes to be false.
To exercise authority; be in charge.
1. Available when summoned for service or use: physicians who were on call for 48 hours.
2. Subject to payment on demand.
Close enough to come if summoned: The nurse is within call if you need him.
[Middle English callen. probably from Old Norse kalla ; see gal- in Indo-European roots .]
Synonyms:call, assemble, convene, convoke, muster, summon
These verbs mean to demand or request to appear, come, or gather: called a meeting; assembled the troops; convened a panel of experts; will convoke the legislature; mustering the militia; summoned a group of investors.
Our Living Language African American Vernacular English uses call oneself with a present participle, as in They call themselves dancing, to express the idea that the people being talked about are not very good at what they're doing (in this case, dancing), even though they may think they are. This construction has a structure and meaning similar to the Standard English use of call oneself with a noun phrase or adjective, as in He calls himself a dancer or She calls herself intelligent.
1. ( often foll by out ) to speak or utter (words, sounds, etc) loudly so as to attract attention: he called out her name.
2. (tr ) to ask or order to come: to call a policeman.
3. (sometimes foll by: on ) to make a visit (to): she called on him.
4. ( often foll by up ) to telephone (a person): he called back at nine.
5. (tr ) to summon to a specific office, profession, etc: he was called to the ministry.
6. (of animals or birds) to utter (a characteristic sound or cry)
7. (tr ) to summon (a bird or animal) by imitating its cry
8. (tr ) to name or style: they called the dog Rover.
9. (tr ) to designate: they called him a coward.
10. (tr ) dialectBrit to speak ill of or scold
11. (tr ) to regard in a specific way: I call it a foolish waste of time.
12. (tr ) to attract (attention)
13. (tr ) to read (a list, register, etc) aloud to check for omissions or absentees
14. (when: tr, usually foll by for ) to give an order (for): to call a strike.
15. (intr ) to try to predict the result of tossing a coin
16. (tr ) to awaken: I was called early this morning.
17. (tr ) to cause to assemble: to call a meeting.
18. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (tr ) sport (of an umpire, referee, etc) to pass judgment upon (a shot, player, etc) with a call
19. (Team Sports, other than specified) (tr ) sport (of an umpire, referee, etc) to pass judgment upon (a shot, player, etc) with a call
20. (Broadcasting) (tr ) AustralandNZ to broadcast a commentary on (a horse race or other sporting event)
21. (Commerce) (tr ) to demand repayment of (a loan, redeemable bond, security, etc)
22. (Banking & Finance) finance (often foll by: up ) to demand payment of (a portion of a share issue not yet paid by subscribers)
23. (Law) (tr ) Brit to award (a student at an Inn of Court) the degree of barrister (esp in the phrase call to the bar )
24. (Computer Science) (tr ) computing to transfer control to (a named subprogram)
25. (Card Games) (tr ) poker to demand that (a player) expose his hand, after equalling his bet
26. (Bridge) (intr ) bridge to make a bid
27. (Dancing) (in square-dancing) to call out (instructions) to the dancers
28. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards to ask (a player) to say what kind of shot he will play or (of a player) to name his shot
a. to require: this problem calls for study.
b. to come or go (for) in order to fetch: I will call for my book later.
30. (intr; foll by on or upon ) to make an appeal or request (to): they called upon him to reply.
31. (tr ) to predict the outcome of an event: we don't know yet if the plan has succeeded because it's too soon to call.
32.call into being to create
33.call into play to begin to operate
34.call in questioncall into question See question 12
35.call it a day to stop work or other activity
36.too close to call (of the outcome of a competition, election, match, etc) unable to be predicted
37.call to mind to remember or cause to be remembered
38. a cry or shout
39. the characteristic cry of a bird or animal
40. a device, such as a whistle, intended to imitate the cry of a bird or animal
41. a summons or invitation
42. a summons or signal sounded on a horn, bugle, etc
43. (Hunting) hunting any of several notes or patterns of notes, blown on a hunting horn as a signal
44. (Hunting) hunting
a. an imitation of the characteristic cry of a wild animal or bird to lure it to the hunter
b. an instrument for producing such an imitation
45. a short visit: the doctor made six calls this morning.
46. an inner urge to some task or profession; vocation
47. allure or fascination, esp of a place: the call of the forest.
48. (Law) Brit the summons to the bar of a student member of an Inn of Court
49. need, demand, or occasion: there is no call to shout ; we don't get much call for stockings these days.
50. demand or claim (esp in the phrase the call of duty )
51. (Theatre) theatre a notice to actors informing them of times of rehearsals
52. (Dancing) (in square dancing) an instruction to execute new figures
53. a conversation or a request for a connection by telephone
54. (Commerce) commerce
a. a demand for repayment of a loan
b. (as modifier ): call money.
55. (Banking & Finance) finance
a. a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
b. a demand for an instalment payment on the issue price of bonds or shares
56. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards a demand to an opponent to say what kind of shot he or she will play
57. (Card Games) poker a demand for a hand or hands to be exposed
58. (Bridge) bridge a bid, or a player's turn to bid
59. a decision or judgment: it's your call.
60. (Individual Sports, other than specified) sport a decision of an umpire or referee regarding a shot, pitch, etc
61. (Team Sports, other than specified) sport a decision of an umpire or referee regarding a shot, pitch, etc
62. (Broadcasting) Austral a broadcast commentary on a horse race or other sporting event
63. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange Also called: call option an option to buy a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified period. Compare put 20
65. (Stock Exchange) call for marginstock exchange a demand made by a stockbroker for partial payment of a client's debt due to decreasing value of the collateral
67. (Banking & Finance) (of a loan, etc) repayable on demand
68. available to be called for work outside normal working hours
69.within call within range; accessible
[Old English ceallian; related to Old Norse kalla, Old High German kallōn, Old Slavonic glasǔ voice]
1. to cry out in a loud voice: to call someone's name.
2. to summon or invite to come: to call a witness; to call the family to dinner.
3. to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone.
4. to rouse from sleep, as by a call; waken.
5. to read over (a roll or a list) in a loud voice.
6. to convoke; convene: to call a meeting.
7. to announce authoritatively; proclaim: to call a strike.
8. to schedule: to call a rehearsal.
9. to summon by or as if by divine command: felt called to the ministry.
10. to summon to an office, duty, etc. He was called to the army.
11. to cause to come; bring: to call a forgotten episode to mind.
12. to bring under consideration or discussion: The judge called the case.
13. to attract or lure (birds or animals) by imitating characteristic sounds.
14. to direct or attract (attention).
15. to name or address (someone) as.
16. to designate as something specified: She called me a liar.
17. to think of as something specified; consider: I call that a mean remark.
18. to demand of (someone) fulfillment of a promise, evidence for a statement, etc. They called him on his story.
19. to criticize; censure: She called them on their vulgar language.
20. to demand payment or fulfillment of (a loan).
21. to forecast correctly.
22. (of a sports official)
a. to pronounce a judgment on (a shot, pitch, batter, etc.).
b. to put an end to (a contest) because of inclement weather, poor field conditions, etc.
23. (in pool) to name (the ball) one intends to drive into a particular pocket.
a. to equal (a bet) or equal the bet made by (the preceding bettor) in a round of poker.
b. to signal one's partner in bridge for a lead of (a certain card or suit).
25. to speak loudly, as to attract attention: She called to the children.
26. to make a short visit.
27. to telephone or try to telephone a person.
a. to equal a bet in poker.
b. to bid or pass in bridge.
29. (of a bird or animal) to utter its characteristic cry.
a. to request or demand to return; recall.
b. to return the telephone call of.
a. to request or pray for; invoke: to call down the wrath of God.
b. to reprimand; scold.
a. to go or come to get; pick up; fetch.
b. to request; summon.
c. to require; demand; need.
33.call forth, to summon into action; bring into existence.
a. to request payment for.
b. to withdraw from circulation.
c. to appeal to for consultation; ask for help from.
a. to summon or take away: Please call off your dog.
b. to cancel (something planned).
a. to ask; appeal to.
b. to visit for a short time.
a. to speak in a loud voice; shout.
b. to summon into service or action: Call out the militia!
a. to bring forward or make available for consideration or action.
b. to cause to remember; evoke.
c. to make a telephone call to.
d. to summon for action, esp. military service.
39. a cry or shout.
40. the vocal sound of a bird or other animal.
41. an instrument for imitating this sound and luring an animal.
42. an act or instance of telephoning.
43. a short visit.
44. a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc.
45. a summons, invitation, or bidding.
47. fascination or appeal: the call of the sea.
48. a mystic experience of divine appointment to a vocation or service: a call to the ministry.
49. an invitation to accept a job as pastor, professor, etc.
50. a need or occasion: no call for panic.
51. a demand or claim: a call on one's time.
a. an equaling of the preceding bet in poker.
b. a bid or pass in bridge.
53. a judgment or decision by an umpire, referee, or other official of a contest.
a. a notice of rehearsal for performance.
55. a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller.
56. an option to buy a fixed amount of stock at a specified price by a certain date: done in the belief that the price will rise. Compare put (def. 37) .
1.call the shots or the tune, to have the authority to make decisions.
a. payable or subject to return without notice.
b. readily available for summoning upon short notice.
3.within call, close enough to be spoken to or summoned.
[1200–50; Middle English, probably < Old Norse kalla to call out]
1.attracting attention
If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, usually because you are trying to attract someone's attention.
'Edward!' she called. 'Edward! Lunch is ready!'
I could hear a voice calling my name.
'Here's your drink,' Bob called to him.
If you call a person or place, you telephone them.
Call me when you get home.
Greta called the office and complained.
When you use call like this, it is not followed by 'to'. Don't say, for example, ' I called to him at his London home '. You say 'I called him at his London home.
If someone calls on you, or if they call. they make a short visit in order to see you or deliver something.
He had called on Stephen at his London home.
The nurse calls at about 7 o'clock every morning.
Call is not used like this without on in American English.
If you call someone or something a particular name, you give them that name, or you address them by that name.
We decided to call our daughter Hannah.
'Pleased to meet you, Mr. Anderson.' – 'Please call me Mike.'
If you call someone or something a particular thing, you say they are that thing. You use call followed by a noun phrase, followed by an adjective or another noun phrase. You often use this construction when you are describing someone or something in a negative way.
He called the report unfair.
They called him a traitor.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'as' with call. Don't say, for example, ' We decided to call our daughter as Hannah ' or ' They called him as a traitor '.
In British English, when you ring someone, you dial their phone number and speak to them by phone. The past tense of ring is rang .
I rang Aunt Jane this evening.
The -ed participle is rung .
You can say that someone rings a place.
You must ring the hospital.
In conversation, people often use ring up. instead of 'ring'. There is no difference in meaning.
He had rung up Emily and told her all about it.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'to' after ring or ring up .
American speakers don't usually use ring in this sense. The word they use is call. British speakers also say call .
He promised to call me soon.
call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"
order. enjoin. tell. say - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
call - order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty"
summon. summons. cite - call in an official matter, such as to attend court
beep - call, summon, or alert with a beeper
call back. recall - summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"
call in - summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in"
lift - call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
muster - call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
hail - call for; "hail a cab"
summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
call - call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"
call forth. evoke. kick up. provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
1. to give a name to. My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends noem يَدْعو، يُسَمّي наричам apelidar pojmenovat, nazývat rufen kalde ονομάζω llamar kutsuma نامیدن kutsua appeler לִקרוֹא पुकारू नाम देना zvati, nazivati hív menamai kalla, nefna chiamare 呼ぶ (
으로) 부르다 vadinti saukt panggil noemen sette navn på. kalle nazywać نوم ایښودل chamar. a se chema, a se numi называть volať, nazvať klicati zvati kalla เรียกว่า ad vermek, çağırmak 稱呼 називати موسوم کرنا ، نام دینا gọi 称呼
2. to regard (something) as. I saw you turn that card over – I call that cheating. noem يُسَمّي، يَعْتَبِر назовавам chamar nazývat bezeichnen als kalde αποκαλώ. θεωρώ llamar (millekski) nimetama به حساب آوردن؛ به شمار آوردن pitää jonain appeler קוֹרֵא मानना nazivati nevez menyebut kalla, álíta chiamare ～と見なす (
으로) 간주하다 laikyti uzskatīt katakan noemen kalle nazywać شمیرل chamar a numi считать považovať imenovati smatrati kalla เรียก saymak. demek 認爲 вважати خیال کرنا ، سمجھنا ، محسوس کرنا xem là 认为
3. to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc. Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention. roep ينادي، يَدْعو викам chamar svolat; křičet rufen råbe φωνάζω llamar hüüdma بلند حرف زدن؛ فریاد زدن huutaa appeler לִצעוֹק जोर से कहना dozivati kiált berseru kalla chiamare 大声で呼ぶ 부르다 (pa)šaukti []saukt; kliegt panggil roepen rope wołać جیګ خبری کول chamar a chema звать (za)volať, (za)kričať poklicati viknuti kalla på, ropa ตะโกน seslenmek. bağırmak 大聲呼叫(以引起注意) окликати; гукати بلند آواز سے بولنا ، چلانا gọi to 大声呼叫
4. to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc ). They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor. ontbied يَسْتَدْعي повиквам chamar vyzvat, přivolat anfragen. kommen lassen tilkalde καλώ convocar kutsuma فراخواندن؛ احضار کردن kutsua convoquer לְכָנֵס तलब करना zvati hív memanggil boða, kalla fyrir chiamare. convocare 呼び寄せる 호출하다 (pa)kviesti izsaukt; ataicināt menghubungi oproepen. laten komen innkalle ; be, ringe wzywać بلل، غوښتل (لكه دمحكمي غونډه): حاضرول، احضارول chamar a chema, a convoca вызывать zavolať, privolať poklicati pozvati kontakta เรียกตัว çağırmak 召喚 викликати طلب کرنا thông báo 召唤
5. to make a visit. I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called. besoek يَزورُ، يعرّج على отбивам се visitar navštívit kurz besuchen besøge επισκέπτομαι hacer una visita läbi astuma به ملاقات رفتن؛ سر زدن vierailla passer לְבַקֵר भेंट करना pozvati látogatást tesz berkunjung heimsækja, koma við far visita. passare 訪問する 방문하다 užeiti apciemot melawat langsgaan avlegge et besøk. besøke odwiedzać کتنه کول visitar a face o vizită (scurtă) заходить zastaviť sa (u niekoho), zájsť (k niekomu) oglasiti se svratiti göra visit, hälsa på เยี่ยม uğramak 訪問 заходити; відвідувати ملاقات کو جانا ، ملاقات کرنا ghé thăm 访问
6. to telephone. I'll call you at 6 p.m. bel, skakel يَتَّصِلُ هاتِفِيّا обаждам се telefonar zavolat anrufen ringe τηλεφωνώ llamar helistama تلفن کردن soittaa puhelimella téléphoner à לְטַלפֵּן टेलीफोन करना nazvati, zvati telefonál, hív menelepon hringja chiamare. telefonare 電話をかける 전화하다 (pa)skambinti telefonu []zvanīt (pa telefonu) hubungi opbellen ringe telefonować تیلیفن کول telefonar a telefona звонить zavolať, zatelefonovať telefonirati telefonirati ringa โทรศัพท์ไปหา telefon etmek 打電話給. дзвонити فون کال gọi điện 打电话给.
7. (in card games) to bid. bie, troef maak يَعْرِضُ سِعْرا (في لُعبة الورق) обявявам (на карти) apostar (vy)hlásit die Farbe ansagen melde μπαίνω. κάνω προσφορά marcar. declarar pakkuma تعین قیمت کردن؛ پیشنهاد دادن panostaa annoncer. demander לְהַכרִיז दांव लगाना navijestiti hív menawar segja, bjóða dichiarare コールする 패를 보이라고 요구하다 siūlyti sumą nosaukt likmi membida bieden melde. forhøye innsatsen licytować قیمت تعین کول apostar a licita объявлять hlásiť klicati ulog bjuda, syna ให้ราคา; ขอดูไพ่ eşit pay sürmek; kart istemek; kartlarını göstermesini istemek 叫牌 оголосити масть تاش میں حریف کو کھلا پتہ đặt tiền 叫牌
1. an exclamation or shout. a call for help. uitroep صَيْحَةُ نِداء вик grito volání der Ruf råb; skrig κραυγή grito hüüd فریاد huuto appel קריאה. צעקה पुकार zov, povik kiáltás seruan kall, (upp)hrópun grido. invocazione 叫び 외침 šauksmas sauciens jeritan roep rop. skrik wołanie چيغه، كريږه، دتعجب نه ډكه چيغه grito strigăt крик volanie klic poziv rop เสียงตะโกน bağırma, haykırma, haykırış 呼叫 оклик, заклик چیخ ، پکار lời kêu gọi 呼叫
2. the song of a bird. the call of a blackbird. roep أُنْشودَه، غِناءُ الطَّيْر крясък canto ptačí volání der Lockruf (fugle-)sang κελάιδισμα canto kutsehüüd آواز kutsuhuuto cri קריאת צפור, ציפור चिड़ियों की चहचहाहट vab madárfütty kicauan fuglasöngur richiamo 鳥のなき声 새소리 giesmė, čiulbėjimas svilpošana bunyi burung roep sang śpiew نغمه، غږ canto cântec; croncănit крик spev ptičje petje poj sång เสียงร้องของนก ötüş, ötme （鳥的）叫聲 крик پرندے کا گانا tiếng chim （鸟的）叫声
3. a (usually short) visit. The teacher made a call on the boy's parents. besoek, kuier زِيارَه قَصيرَه посещение visita krátká návštěva der kurze Besuch besøg; visit σύντομη επίσκεψη visita kiirvisiit ملاقات کوتاه lyhyt vierailu visite בקור, ביקור छोटी मुलाकात posjet látogatás kunjungan heimsókn visita 訪問 짧은 방문 ap(si)lankymas (īss) apciemojums lawatan bezoek besøk. visitt wizyta لنده کتنه visita vizită (scurtă) визит návšteva (kratek) obisk posetiti besök, visit การเยี่ยมเยียน uğrama (短暫)拜訪 відвідування; візит مختصر ملاقات chuyến ghé thăm 拜访
4. the act of calling on the telephone. I've just had a call from the police. oproep مكالَمَه هاتفيه، إتِّصال هاتفي обаждане ligação telefonický hovor der Anruf telefonopringning τηλεφώνημα llamada telefonikõne تماس تلفنی puhelu coup de fil צלצול फोन करने की क्रिया poziv hívás, beszélgetés panggilan upphringing chiamata. telefonata 通話 전화 telefono skambutis, pokalbis telefonu telefona saruna panggilan telefoontje telefonoppringning telefon تیلفونی تماس chamada (convorbire la) telefon звонок hovor telefonski klic poziv telefonsamtal การโทรศัพท์ไปหา telefon etme 通電話 дзвінок, виклик فون کرنا ، موصول کرنا cuộc gọi điện thoại 通电话
5. (usually withthe ) attraction. the call of the sea. lokstem جاذِدبِيَّه( نِداء) البحر зов apelo volání der Ruf tiltrækning κάλεσμα llamada kutse جذبه؛ کشش kutsu appel קְרִיאַת הַ- आकर्षण poziv, zov vonzás imbauan (á)köllun richiamo 魅力 유혹 trauka aicinājums; vilinājums panggilan lokroep tiltrekning głos. wezwanie جاذبه، راكښنه، جذبونه، جلبونه، اړونه، ننداره، سيل، سيل ځاى apelo chemare зов volanie klic zov lockrop, lockton การดึงดูด çekicilik, cazibe 吸引力 потяг до کشش tiếng gọi 吸引力
6. a demand. There's less call for coachmen nowadays. vraag, behoefte طَلًَبٌ على търсене procura poptávka die Nachfrage efterspørgsel; behov ζήτηση demanda nõudlus تقاضا kysyntä demande צורך मांग nalog, zapovijed igény permintaan eftirspurn richiesta 要求 요구 pareikalavimas pieprasījums permintaan vraag etterspørsel. krav. fordring popyt غوښتل (لكه دپور)، پوښتنه كول: ضرورت درلودل، مطالبه كول، ضرورت درلودل، مطالبه كول، تقاضا كول procura cerere спрос dopyt povpraševanje potražnja efterfrågan การเรียกร้อง talep. istek. rağbet 要求 потреба, попит طلب yêu cầu 要求
7. a need or reason. You've no call to say such things! rede سَبَبٌ необходимост motivo důvod, oprávnění Anspruch grund λόγος necesidad. motivo tarvidus دلیل؛ نیاز syy besoin. raison סיבה आवश्यकता pozivanje szükség alasan tilefni, ástæða motivo 必要 이유 reikalas, poreikis vajadzība alasan reden behov. grunn potrzeba. powód دلیل،اړه razão motiv необходимость dôvod, príčina potreba, razlog razlog skäl, anledning ความปรารถนา gereksinme, ihtiyaç 理由，需要 необхідність, потреба سبب ، وجہ ، ضرورت sự cần thiết 理由，需要
besoeker, kuiergas منادِ ، زائر، مُهاتف посетител visita návštěvník; telefonující der/die Anrufer(in) person, der ringer op; besøgende επισκέπτης. καλών visita. visitante külastaja, helistaja ملاقات کننده؛ تلفن کننده soittaja visiteur/-euse מבקר फोनकर्ता dozivač hívó tamu gestur visitatore. visitatrice 訪問者 호출인 lankytojas apmeklētājs; (telefona sarunas) izsaucējs abonents pemanggil bezoeker. iemand die belt gjest. besøkende gość. osoba telefonująca ملاقات کونکی، تیلفونکونکی visita vizitator посетитель ; позвонившии návštevník, -čka obiskovalec posetilac besökare, person som telefonerar ผู้ประกาศ ziyaretçi. telefon eden 來訪者，致電者 відвідувач, гість بلانے والا ، فون کرنے والا người đến thăm, người gọi 访问者，打电话者
a trade or profession. Teaching is a worthwhile calling. beroep مِهْنَه، حِرفَه призвание profissão povolání der Beruf kald επάγγελμα. τέχνη vocación ; profesión elukutse حرفه؛ شغل kutsumus métier יעוד, ייעוד व्यवसाय poziv hivatás profesi köllun; starf professione 職業 천직 pašaukimas profesija; aicinājums pekerjaan beroep. roeping kall ; yrke powołanie دنده profissão ocupaţie профессия povolanie poklic struka kall, yrke อาชีพ meslek. iş 行業，職業 покликання, професія پیشہ ، ذریعہ معاش nghề nghiệp 职业
a public telephone box. telefoonhokkie كشك، صُندوق تلفون телефонна будка cabine telefônica telefonní budka die Fernsprechzelle telefonboks τηλεφωνικός θάλαμος cabina telefónica telefoniputka کیوسک تلفن puhelinkoppi cabine téléphonique תָּא טֶלֶפוֹן सार्वजनिक टेलीफोन telefonska govornica telefonfülke telepon umum símaklefi cabina telefonica 公衆電話 공중전화 박스 telefono būdelė/kabina telefona kabīne telefon awam telefooncel telefonkiosk budka telefoniczna د تیلیفون عامه غرفی cabine телефонная будка telefónna búdka telefonska govorilnica telefonska govornica telefonkiosk ตู้โทรศัพท์ telefon kulubesi 公共電話亭 телефонна будка فون کرنے کی عوامی جگہ bốt điện thoại công cộng 公共电话亭
1. to demand or require. This calls for quick action. vereis يَتَطَلَّب، يَقْتَضي изисквам pedir vyžadovat erfordern kræve απαιτώ exigir nõudma نیاز داشتن؛ ایجاب کردن vaatia exiger צורך मांगना zahtjev igényel memerlukan kallar á, krefjast richiedere 要求する 요구하다 reikalauti []prasīt perlu vergen kreve ; mane til wymagać ضرورت درلودل pedir a cere, a pretinde требовать vyžadovať zahtevati zahtevati kräva เรียกร้อง gerektirmek. istemek 要求 вимагати طلب کرنا ، ضرورت ہونا yêu cầu 要求
2. to collect. I'll call for you at eight o'clock. oplaai يأتي ليأخذ взимам buscar vyzvednout, zastavit se pro abholen hente περνώ να πάρω pasar a buscar järele tulema آمدن و بردن noutaa passer prendre לֶאֱסוֹף बुलाना poziv érte megy menjemput (koma að) sækja passare a prendere 連れに来る 데리러 가다 užeiti (ir toliau eiti kartu) aiziet kādam pakaļ jemput ophalen hente wstępować po راتلل ir buscar a veni după, a căuta заходить за zastaviť sa po priti po pokupiti hämta ไปรับ gidip uğrayıp almak, alıp getirmek 接(人) заходити за кимсь کسی کو لینا یا لینے کے لئے آنا đón 去接（某人）
to cancel. The party's been called off. afgelas يُلْغي отменям cancelar odvolat, zrušit absagen aflyse ακυρώνω cancelar. suspender. anular ära jätma کنسل کردن peruuttaa annuler לְבַטֵל रद्द करना opozvati, otkazati lemond membatalkan aflÿsa, hætta við disdire 取り消す 최소하다 atšaukti atsaukt batal afzeggen avlyse. avblåse odwoływać فسخ كول، خط پررا كښل، دپو ستې ټكټ باطلول cancelar a contramanda отменять odvolať odpovedati otkazati inställa ยกเลิก iptal etmek 取消 відкладати, переносити منسوخ کرنا ، ہونا trì hoãn 取消
1. to visit. I'll call on him tomorrow. besoek, kuier يَزور отбивам се visitar navštívit besuchen besøge επισκέπτομαι pasar a ver, visitar läbi astuma سر زدن؛ به دیدار رفتن vierailla aller voir לְבַקֵר किसी के यहां मिलने जाना poziv meglátogat mengunjungi heimsækja fare visita a 訪問する 방문하다 aplankyti apmeklēt lawat langsgaan bij besøke. stikke innom odwiedzać پوښتنه کول visitar a vizita навещать navštíviť obiskati posetiti hälsa på แวะเยี่ยม ziyaret etmek 訪問 заходити до кого ملاقات کرنا ، ملاقات کرنے کے لئے جانا ghé thăm 访问
2. to ask someone to speak at a meeting etc. vra om 'n toespraak te lewer يَطْلب مِن شَخصٍ إلقاء خِطاب поканвам някого да говори chamar vyzvat (k promluvě) besuchen give ordet til καλώ στο βήμα ceder la palabra a ette kutsuma دعوت به صحبت کردن kutsua puhujaksi donner la parole à לְהַזְמִין किसी सभा इत्यादि में कुछ बोलने के लिए कहना poziv felkér mempersilakan invitare （発言などを）もとめる (미팅에서 연설 등을) 청하다 pakviesti kalbėti uzaicināt izteikties menjemput 't woord geven gi ordet til ; høre i lekse wywołać. oddać komuś głos دخبری لپاره دعوت کول предоставлять слово povolať, predvolať pozvati k besedi zamoliti nekog da govori na sastanku lämna ordet till เชิญให้พูดในที่ประชุม davet etmek 邀請致辭等 запрошувати висловитися ایک اجتماع میں کسی کو تقریر کرنے کے لئے کہنا yêu cầu ai đó phát biểu trong cuộc họp 邀请讲话等
3. to ask someone publicly to something. We call on both sides to stop the fighting. 'n beroep doen op يُناشِدُ приканвам chamar vyzvat (k činu) öffentlich auffrufen opfordre; bede om ζητώ δημόσια από κπ. να κάνει κτ. pedir üles kutsuma درخواست کردن vedota yleisesti demander לְחָיֵיב, לִדְרוֹש सार्वजनिक रूप से कुछ करने के लिए कहना poziv felszólít menghimbau fare appello a 呼びかける 대중적으로 요청하다 (viešai) raginti (publiski) aicināt menyeru verzoeken oppfordre til ; be om درخواست کول призывать žiadať, upozorňovať pozvati pozvati uppmana เรียกอย่างเปิดเผย istemek. rica etmek 呼籲 звертатися, закликати کسی کو سر عام بلانا kêu gọi ai làm gì 呼吁
to telephone (someone). He called me up from the airport. bel, skakel يَتَّصِلُ هاتِفِيّا، يتلفن телефонирам telefonar zavolat anrufen ringe παίρνω κπ. τηλέφωνο llamar (kellelegi) helistama تلفن زدن soittaa téléphoner à לְהִתקָשֵר, לְטַלפֵּן टेलीफोन करना nazvati felhív menelepon hringja í chiamare. telefonare a 電話する 전화하다 paskambinti telefonu piezvanīt pa telefonu jemput opbellen ringe telefonować تیلیفون کول telefonar a telefona (la) звонить volať telefonirati pozvati telefonom ringa upp โทรศัพท์หา telefon etmek 給. 打電話 дзвонити ٹیلی فون کرنا gọi điện thoại cho ai 给. 打电话
give (someone) a call
to telephone (someone). I'll give you a call tomorrow. bel, skakel يَتَّصِلُ هاتِفِيّاا، يتلفن обаждам се telefonar zavolat anrufen ringe παίρνω κπ. τηλέφωνο llamar (kellelegi) helistama به کسی تلفن زدن soittaa téléphoner à לְהִתקָשֵר ל- टेलीफोन करना nazvati felhív menelepon hringja fare una telefonata, telefonare 電話する (
에게) 전화하다 paskambinti telefonu piezvanīt pa telefonu hubungi opbellen ringe. telefonere telefonować یو سری ته تیلیفون کول telefonar a telefona позвонить zavolať klicati (po telefonu) pozvati telefonom โทรศัพท์หา telefon etmek 給(某人)打電話 дзвонити فون کرنا gọi điên thoại cho ai 打电话
keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency. Which of the doctors is on call tonight? op bystand جاهِزٌ للطَّوارئ в готовност de plantão ve službě, dosažitelný auf Abruf på vagt; i beredskab σε εφημερία, σε ετοιμότητα de guardia valves کشیک päivystää de garde בְכוֹנֶנוּת मिलने जाना spreman odazvati se ügyel(etes) siaga á vakt a disposizione. in servizio 待機して 대기 중인 budintis pēc pieprasījuma bersedia untuk kes kecemasan onmiddellijk beschikbaar på vakt. i beredskap na dyżurze ځان آماده ساتل de serviço de gardă на вызове v službe dežuren na dužnosti i beredskap, jourhavande พร้อมให้บริการเมื่อเรียกหา nöbetçi ; çalışmaya hazır 待命的 у стані готовності, напоготові ہنگامی حالت کے لئے تیار رہنا sẵn sàng ứng cứu 待命的
to be on ___ → estar de guardia ;
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