Call in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
Call in Marathi मराठी
Call in Sindhi سنڌي
Call in English
- call⇄call, verb, noun.
- call⇄expr. call back,
a. to ask (a person) to return; recall.
Ex. Call back the postman.
b. to telephone to someone who has called earlier.
Ex. Your wife called and said you should call back as soon as you can.
c. to take back - call⇄expr. call down,
a. (Informal.) to scold.
Ex. Most people dislike being called down in front of others.
b. to invoke from above.
Ex. Calling down a blessing on his head(Tennyson).
c. to bring about.
Ex. To take a li - call⇄expr. call for,
a. to go and get; stop and get.
Ex. The cab called for her at the hotel.
b. (Figurative.) to need; require.
Ex. The recipe calls for two eggs. The crying evil which called for instant remedy (John Ruskin). - call⇄expr. call in (or into) question. See under question.
- call⇄expr. call in,
a. to summon for advice or consultation.
Ex. Mother called in a doctor when I got a high fever.
b. to withdraw.
Ex. The library calls in books that are damaged.
c. to collect as debts.
Ex. ... on his - call⇄expr. call off,
a. to do away with; cancel.
Ex. We called off our trip. We felt that at any moment the manager would call the deal off (Harper's).
b. to say or read over aloud in succession.
Ex. The teacher called off the names - call⇄expr. call on (or upon),
a. to pay a short visit to.
Ex. We must call on our new neighbors.
b. to appeal to.
Ex. He called upon his friends for help. - call⇄expr. call out,
a. to say in a loud voice; shout.
Ex. As he ran off, his mother called out after him to be careful.
b. to summon into service or for some special duty or purpose.
Ex. The governor called out the National Guard to - call⇄expr. call to the bar. See under bar (1).
- call⇄expr. call up,
a. to bring to mind; bring back.
Ex. The old friends called up childhood memories.
b. to telephone to.
Ex. He called me up at the office.
c. to draft into military service.
Ex. The army called him up - call⇄expr. on (or at) call,
a. prepared to respond to a call to duty; ready or available.
Ex. Doctors are expected to be on call day and night.
b. subject to payment on demand.
Ex. These certificates, in reality, simply represent mon - call⇄expr. within call, near enough to hear a call.
Ex. Mother said to stay within call since supper was almost ready. - call⇄noun 1. a loud sound, shout or cry.
Ex. I heard the swimmer's call for help.
2a. the special noise or cry a bird or other animal makes.
Ex. The call of a moose came from the forest.
b. a cry or sound used to attract or decoy bir - call⇄v.i. 1. to speak, especially in a loud voice; shout or cry.
Ex. He called from downstairs.
(SYN) yell, shriek, scream.
2. (of a bird or other animal) to make its special noise or cry.
Ex. The crows called to each other from the - call⇄v.t. 1. to say, especially in a loud voice; shout or cry out.
Ex. The nurse called the names of the next three patients.
2a. to give a signal to.
Ex. The bell called the class to order.
b. to attract the attention of, especially