call

1 of 2verb

/kɔl/

Forms:calls,calling,called,called

to telephone a place or person

A1transitive

Can you call me back in ten minutes?
Can you call the restaurant and make a reservation for us?
Can you call the office and ask for the schedule?
They call their grandparents every Sunday to check in.
Where were you when I called you earlier?

Synonyms:

telephone call up ring phone

to give a name or title to someone or something

Do you know anyone called Emily?
She can't remember what the restaurant we went to last week was called.
She wants to call her baby girl Lily.
We decided to call our new puppy Max.
What are their twin daughters called?

Synonyms:

be known as know as name

to attract someone's attention by shouting or saying something loudly

transitive

Did you just call my name a minute ago?
He called to the waiter to bring another drink.
I heard someone calling for help in the distance.
She called his name repeatedly, hoping he would hear her over the loud music.
A passerby called to the child who was wandering too close to the edge of the pond.

to go to a particular place in order to pay someone a quick visit or to do a specific thing

transitive

I need to call at the bank to withdraw some money.
She called at her friend's house to drop off a package.

Synonyms:

visit call in

to request or order someone to come to a place, particularly a court of law in order to testify

transitive

The applicants were called for a skills assessment test.
The CEO was called back to the headquarters for an emergency meeting.
The defense attorney plans to call an expert witness to testify.
The doctor was called back to the hospital for an urgent surgery.
The prosecutor will call the witness to the stand.

Synonyms:

send for

to predict the result of something, particularly a future event, such as an election

transitive

The investor called the rise of cryptocurrency before it became mainstream.
The outcome of the championship game is too close to call.
The result of the election in the swing state is too close to call.
The results of the experiment are hard to call as the data is inconclusive.

Synonyms:

predict foretell prognosticate forebode anticipate promise

to match the current bet or raise made by another player in the same round of betting, thereby staying in the hand and retaining the chance to win the pot

transitive

I'll call your bet and see the next card.
She called the all-in bet and revealed her pocket aces.
She called the raise and continued to play her hand.
They called the minimum bet and hoped to hit their flush on the river.

Synonyms:

bid