call

US /kɔl/

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UK /kɔ:l/

n.NounA order or request for action

Whenever there is a problem we need to make a call to action

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make a request or order for action

Will the workers call a strike about the new management policy?

n.NounThe sound an animal makes, often when in danger

I heard a call in the night, it sounded like a wolf

v.i.Intransitive Verb(Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger

What was that? Did a wolf call to his family?

v.t.Transitive VerbTo announce the date of an election

The ruling party is preparing to call a snap election

v.t.Transitive VerbTo make a judgment about something

I can’t call this one way or the other without more information

v.t.Transitive VerbTo give someone or something a name

Hi, I'm William Jones, please call me Bill

v.t.Transitive VerbTo guess in advance the result or outcome

It was difficult to call the game outcome, both teams were playing well

n.NounA correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game

He made a correct call and sent off the player for violent play

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To visit a place or person for a short time

The doctor plans to call Fred to check that he is recovering well

n.NounA short visit to a place or person

Thank you doctor for the house call, it was an emergency

n.NounA decision by a referee or umpire in a game

I don't think the referee made a bad call. It was a clear penalty

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To phone someone

Please call me when you can, I need to tell you something

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice

The fans call across the stadium, throwing insults at the other team

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- It was a close call, honestly, between one and two
- It was a close call, honestly, between one and two

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And remember, in medicine, we call heart attacks
And remember, in medicine, we call heart attacks

Knight

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National du Mérite recently requested from the order's Chancery the permission to call
National du Mérite recently requested from the order's Chancery the permission to call

LOVE YOURSELF by KHARI (Anti-Bullying Song)

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Try to make you feel ashamed And call you names at school
Try to make you feel ashamed And call you names at school

How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28

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In other words, she starts to see herself as powerless and dependent, as someone who relies on others – particularly the men who call her that – to take care of her.
In other words, she starts to see herself as powerless and dependent, as someone who relies on others – particularly the men who call her that – to take care of her.

Glad They're OKAY

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We call this dish Aunt Karen's Salad, and it is delicious.
We call this dish Aunt Karen's Salad, and it is delicious.

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♪ And wanna swing at me and call me racist ♪
♪ And wanna swing at me and call me racist ♪

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call someone a climate change denier is to intentionally link them to people who deny the Holocaust.
call someone a climate change denier is to intentionally link them to people who deny the Holocaust.

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you know, let's call it a 72 second version
you know, let's call it a 72 second version
So, call it entrepreneur, artist,
So, call it entrepreneur, artist,

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It's what I call the psychotherapeutic pharmacological industrial complex.
It's what I call the psychotherapeutic pharmacological industrial complex.
You know, you're going through something, you call a friend.
You know, you're going through something, you call a friend.