Word a Day
call
What does call mean?
call (verb): to contact by telephone.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use call in a sentence?
- Why don’t you call me in the morning? (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce call?
/kɔl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does call come from?
From Middle English callen, from Old English ċeallian (“to call, shout”) and Old Norse kalla (“to call; shout; refer to as; name”); both from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *golH-so- (“voice, cry”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of call?
Words related to call
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “call”?
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What does “call” mean?
give trouble or pain to
Not quite: that's what hurt means.
to happen or take place
Not quite: that's what occur means.
to bring into existence
Not quite: that's what create means.
to contact by telephone
Right! That's what “call” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “call”?
challenge
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represent
Not quite: represent means something else.
telephone
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recommend
Not quite: recommend means something else.
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