call
To talk to someone by using a phone.
To communicate with someone by making a telephone connection.
To speak loudly so someone can hear you from far away.
To say something loudly in order to get someone's attention or communicate from a distance.
To use a word or name for a person or thing.
To refer to someone or something by a particular name or description.
A time when you talk to someone on the phone.
An instance of speaking to someone by telephone.
To tell someone they must come to you or somewhere else.
To ask or order someone to come to you or go somewhere, often officially or urgently.
- Base: call
- Plural: calls
- Base: call
- 3rd Person Singular: calls
- Present Participle: calling
- Past: called
call for
1demand or require something
To say that something should happen or is needed.
- This situation calls for immediate action.
- The union is calling for higher wages.
call off
1cancel an event or plan
To decide that something planned will not happen.
- They had to call off the wedding due to illness.
- The game was called off because of rain.
call out
1shout or publicly challenge someone/something
To shout so someone can hear you, or to criticize someone in public.
- She called out his name as he left.
- They called out the company for unfair practices.
close call
1Narrow escape from danger or trouble
A situation where something bad almost happened but did not.
- That was a close call—we almost hit that car!
- That was a close call — we almost hit that car!
- It was a close call, but we finished before the deadline.
- It was a close call, but we made it on time.
call it a day
1stop working for today or end activity
To stop working because you have done enough for now.
- We’ve done enough for now—let’s call it a day.
- We've been painting for hours; let's call it a day.
- Let's call it a day and finish tomorrow.
- After finishing the report, I decided to call it a day.
- I think I'll call it a day and head home.
- After three meetings, we decided to call it a day.