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call
verb
to
telephone
someone
β’
I'll
call
you
tomorrow
morning
to
discuss
the
project
.
I'll
call
you
tomorrow
morning
to
discuss
the
project
.
β’
She
couldn't
call
him
because
her
phone
battery
was
dead
.
She
couldn't
call
him
because
her
phone
battery
was
dead
.
Derived
from
Old
Norse
β
kalla
β
meaning
β
cry
loudly
,
summon
β.
verb
to
speak
to
someone
on
the
telephone
β’
She
will
call
her
mother
tonight
to
share
the
good
news
.
She
will
call
her
mother
tonight
to
share
the
good
news
.
β’
Can
you
call
me
when
you
arrive
at
the
station
?
Can
you
call
me
when
you
arrive
at
the
station
?
verb
to
shout
or
speak
loudly
so
that
someone
can
hear
β’
She
called
for
help
when
she
slipped
on
the
rocks
.
She
called
for
help
when
she
slipped
on
the
rocks
.
β’
I
heard
my
dad
calling
me
from
the
garden
.
I
heard
my
dad
calling
me
from
the
garden
.
verb
to
shout
or
speak
loudly
to
attract
someone's
attention
β’
The
coach
called
to
the
players
to
hurry
up
.
The
coach
called
to
the
players
to
hurry
up
.
β’
I
called
across
the
street
,
but
she
didn't
hear
me
.
I
called
across
the
street
,
but
she
didn't
hear
me
.
Same
Germanic
root
as
Old
Norse
β
kalla
,β
originally
meaning
β
cry
out
.β
verb
to
give
someone
or
something
a
particular
name
β’
Everyone
calls
her
"
Sunny
"
because
of
her
cheerful
personality
.
Everyone
calls
her
"
Sunny
"
because
of
her
cheerful
personality
.
β’
They
called
the
puppy
Max
on
the
first
day
they
adopted
him
.
They
called
the
puppy
Max
on
the
first
day
they
adopted
him
.
Old
English
β
ceallian
β
evolved
to
mean
β
give
a
name
β
by
the
14th
century
.
verb
to
request
the
presence
or
help
of
someone
or
something
,
especially
a
service
β’
We
should
call
an
ambulance
immediately
.
We
should
call
an
ambulance
immediately
.
β’
If
the
heater
breaks
again
,
I'll
call
a
technician
.
If
the
heater
breaks
again
,
I'll
call
a
technician
.
Extended
sense
of
β
summon
β
dating
from
Middle
English
era
.
verb
to
give
someone
or
something
a
particular
name
β’
We
decided
to
call
our
dog
Buddy
.
We
decided
to
call
our
dog
Buddy
.
β’
Everyone
called
her
the
best
baker
in
town
.
Everyone
called
her
the
best
baker
in
town
.
verb
to
decide
or
announce
officially
β’
The
referee
called
a
foul
.
The
referee
called
a
foul
.
β’
Let's
call it a day
and
finish
tomorrow
.
Let's
call it a day
and
finish
tomorrow
.
Sense
of
β
decide
β
arose
from
the
idea
of
announcing
aloud
a
judgment
.
recall
verb
to
remember
something
that
happened
in
the
past
β’
I
suddenly
recall
the
smell
of
my
grandmother
β
s
pies
cooling
on
the
windowsill
.
I
suddenly
recall
the
smell
of
my
grandmother
β
s
pies
cooling
on
the
windowsill
.
β’
Can
you
recall
where
you
left
the
car
keys
?
Can
you
recall
where
you
left
the
car
keys
?
From
Latin
recallΕ
β
call
back
β (
re-
β
back
β
+
callΕ
β
call
β).
verb
to
officially
order
someone
to
return
,
especially
from
a
job
,
post
,
or
place
β’
The
government
decided
to
recall
its
ambassador
after
the
diplomatic
dispute
.
The
government
decided
to
recall
its
ambassador
after
the
diplomatic
dispute
.
β’
All
soldiers
on
leave
were
recalled
to
base
when
the
emergency
was
declared
.
All
soldiers
on
leave
were
recalled
to
base
when
the
emergency
was
declared
.
verb
to
ask
customers
to
return
a
defective
or
unsafe
product
so
it
can
be
repaired
or
replaced
β’
The
carmaker
had
to
recall
thousands
of
vehicles
because
of
faulty
brakes
.
The
carmaker
had
to
recall
thousands
of
vehicles
because
of
faulty
brakes
.
β’
The
toy
company
quickly
recalled
the
dolls
after
reports
of
loose
parts
.
The
toy
company
quickly
recalled
the
dolls
after
reports
of
loose
parts
.
so-called
adjective
used
before
a
noun
when
you
think
the
name
or
description
is
wrong
,
exaggerated
,
or
you
do
not
approve
of
it
β’
The
so-called
experts
totally
misread
the
weather
forecast
and
caused
chaos
at
the
outdoor
event
.
The
so-called
experts
totally
misread
the
weather
forecast
and
caused
chaos
at
the
outdoor
event
.
β’
Many
people
bought
the
so-called
miracle
diet
pills
,
but
they
made
no
difference
at
all
.
Many
people
bought
the
so-called
miracle
diet
pills
,
but
they
made
no
difference
at
all
.
Formed
from
the
intensifier
"
so
"
+
past
participle
"
called
";
recorded
in
English
since
the
17th
century
as
a
way
to
question
the
accuracy
of
a
name
.
adjective
used
before
a
noun
simply
to
show
that
this
is
the
name
people
usually
give
to
something
β’
The
tarsier
is
a
tiny
primate
from
Southeast
Asia
,
often
called
a
so-called
"
ghost
animal
"
because
of
its
big
eyes
.
The
tarsier
is
a
tiny
primate
from
Southeast
Asia
,
often
called
a
so-called
"
ghost
animal
"
because
of
its
big
eyes
.
β’
Scientists
study
the
so-called
β
dark
matter
β
that
makes
up
most
of
the
universe
.
Scientists
study
the
so-called
β
dark
matter
β
that
makes
up
most
of
the
universe
.
