call
gb/kˈɔl/ us/kˈɔl/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1100
felhív, kiált, hív, nevez, telefonhívás, hívás, telefon, behív, kihív
క్రియ
A1
1
felhív
A2
వాడుక నమూనా:
to call [someone]
I’ll call you when I get home.
Felhívlak, ha hazaérek.
She called her mother to share the good news.
Felhívta az anyját, hogy elmondja neki a jó hírt.
Can you call the restaurant to book a table?
He called me twice this morning.
Please call customer service for assistance.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
I will call my friend.
Felhívom a barátomat.
Please call me later.
Kérlek, hívj fel később.
She calls her mom every day.
He called the doctor.
Call the shop to ask about the price.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'call' with 'phone' or 'ring'; all can mean contacting someone by telephone, but 'ring' is more common in British English.
అర్థం
contact by telephone
పదకలయికలు
call back
|call up
|call number
|make a call
|call directly
పర్యాయపదాలు
phone (More informal and commonly used in speech; interchangeable in most contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
hang up (Refers to ending a phone call, the opposite of initiating one.)
విషయాలు
daily life
|communication
|technology
|daily_life
నిర్వచనం
To talk to someone by using a phone.
To communicate with someone by making a telephone connection.
క్రియ
A2
2
kiált
B1
వాడుక నమూనా:
to call [to someone]
She called to her dog from across the yard.
Odakiáltott a kutyájának az udvar túlsó végéből.
I heard someone calling my name in the crowd.
Hallottam, hogy valaki a nevemet kiáltja a tömegben.
The teacher called for silence.
He called to me from the balcony.
They called out to the passing boat.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
I called to my friend.
Odakiáltottam a barátomnak.
She called my name.
A nevemet kiáltotta.
He called for help.
We called to the man on the street.
They called to their parents.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'call' meaning 'shout' with 'call' meaning 'phone'. Context determines meaning.
అర్థం
shout to attract attention
పదకలయికలు
call out
|call loudly
|call someone's name
పర్యాయపదాలు
shout (Implies greater loudness or urgency; 'call' can be softer or more neutral.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
whisper (Speaking very softly, the opposite of calling out.)
విషయాలు
daily life
|communication
|daily_life
నిర్వచనం
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.
క్రియ
A2
3
వాడుక నమూనా:
to call [someone/something] [name/description]
They decided to call their son James.
Úgy döntöttek, hogy Jamesnek fogják hívni a fiukat.
Everyone calls her 'Doc' because she’s a doctor.
Mindenki Dokinak hívja, mert orvos.
You can call it luck, but I think it was skill.
The town was called Riverton until 1920.
He calls his cat 'Buddy'.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
My friends call me Sam.
A barátaim Samnek hívnak.
We call our dog Max.
A kutyánkat Maxnak hívjuk.
They call this place the Old Town.
I call him 'Boss'.
People call her Sunny.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may omit 'someone/something' in patterns like 'call him John', resulting in ungrammatical sentences.
అర్థం
give a name or label
పదకలయికలు
call names
|call someone something
|called after
పర్యాయపదాలు
name (A more formal way to assign a name; 'call' is more general and conversational.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
misname (To give the wrong name.)
విషయాలు
communication
|education
నిర్వచనం
To use a word or name for a person or thing.
To refer to someone or something by a particular name or description.
నామవాచకం
A1
4
I need to make an important call.
Fontos telefonhívást kell elintéznem.
She missed my call this morning.
Ma reggel nem fogadta a hívásomat.
The meeting was interrupted by a phone call.
I'll return your call later.
We had a long call last night.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
I got a call from my friend.
Hívást kaptam a barátomtól.
Please make a call now.
Kérlek, telefonálj most.
She missed my call.
I will return your call later.
He made a short call.
అర్థం
telephone communication event
పదకలయికలు
make a call
|missed call
|phone call
పర్యాయపదాలు
phone call (More explicit; exactly the same meaning but longer form.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
text message (A written communication via phone instead of voice.)
విషయాలు
daily life
|communication
|daily_life
నిర్వచనం
A time when you talk to someone on the phone.
An instance of speaking to someone by telephone.
క్రియ
B1
5
వాడుక నమూనా:
to call [someone] [to somewhere]
The manager called everyone into the conference room.
A vezető mindenkit behívott a tárgyalóba.
They called the police after hearing noises downstairs.
Rendőrt hívtak, miután zajt hallottak lentről.
The teacher called the students to the front of the class.
I was called to the principal’s office yesterday.
The army was called in to help with the flood.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
Please call the doctor now.
Kérlek, hívj most orvost.
The boss called me to his office.
A főnök behívott az irodájába.
Call the police if there is trouble.
They called us into the room.
She called her children home.
అర్థం
summon someone to come
పదకలయికలు
call a meeting
|call the police
|call together
పర్యాయపదాలు
summon ('Summon' is more formal and used in official contexts; 'call' is broader and less formal.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
dismiss (To send someone away instead of requesting their presence.)
విషయాలు
daily life
|work
|communication
నిర్వచనం
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.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
call
IPA
GB/kˈɔl/
US/kˈɔl/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
call (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (call)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: call
- Plural: calls
Verb
- Base: call
- 3rd Person Singular: calls
- Present Participle: calling
- Past: called
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
call for
1/kˈɔl fɚ/
phrasal verb
demand or require something
To say that something should happen or is needed.
ఉదాహరణలు
- This situation calls for immediate action.
- The union is calling for higher wages.
call off
1/kˈɔl ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
cancel an event or plan
To decide that something planned will not happen.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They had to call off the wedding due to illness.
- The game was called off because of rain.
call out
1/kˈɔl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
shout or publicly challenge someone/something
To shout so someone can hear you, or to criticize someone in public.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She called out his name as he left.
- They called out the company for unfair practices.
close call
1/klˈoʊs kˈɔl/
idiom
Narrow escape from danger or trouble
A situation where something bad almost happened but did not.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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
1/kˈɔl ˈɪt ə dˈeɪ/
idiom
informal
stop working for today or end activity
To stop working because you have done enough for now.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.