call
call Lexical Profile
call Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An act of speaking to someone on the telephone or attempting to reach them by telephone.
"Please give me a call as soon as your flight lands."
A loud cry or shout made to attract attention or summon someone, or the characteristic vocal sound of a bird or other animal.
"We listened to the haunting call of the loon echoing across the quiet lake."
A strong appeal, demand, or summons for a specific action or response.
"The mayor issued an urgent call for volunteers to help sandbag the riverbank."
A decision, judgment, or ruling made by a person in authority or an official in a sporting event.
"Accepting the job offer in another city is a tough call that only you can make."
A brief professional or social visit to a person or place.
"The physician made several house calls to check on elderly patients in the village."
• verb
To contact or attempt to contact someone by telephone.
"She called the clinic to reschedule her dental appointment."
To give a specified name, title, or description to a person or thing.
"They decided to call the new puppy Max after their grandfather."
To cry out or speak in a loud, clear voice in order to attract someone's attention or ask them to come.
"He called across the crowded station to his friends on the platform."
To order, summon, or announce that a meeting, election, or strike will take place.
"The committee chairperson called an emergency meeting to review the budget."
To predict the outcome of an event or make an official decision during a game or contest.
"The umpire called the runner safe at second base."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English callen, borrowed from Old Norse kalla ('to cry loudly, summon, name'), reinforced by cognate Old English ceallian, from Proto-Germanic *kallōną.