call
gb/kˈɔl/ us/kˈɔl/
A1
Ingles
~ 1100
felhív, kiált, hív, nevez, telefonhívás, hívás, telefon, behív, kihív
PANDIWA
A1
1
felhív
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'call' with 'phone' or 'ring'; all can mean contacting someone by telephone, but 'ring' is more common in British English.
Kahulugan
contact by telephone
Mga kolokasyon
call back
|call up
|call number
|make a call
|call directly
Mga kasingkahulugan
phone (More informal and commonly used in speech; interchangeable in most contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
hang up (Refers to ending a phone call, the opposite of initiating one.)
Mga tema
daily life
|communication
|technology
|daily_life
Depinisyon
To talk to someone by using a phone.
To communicate with someone by making a telephone connection.
PANDIWA
A2
2
kiált
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse 'call' meaning 'shout' with 'call' meaning 'phone'. Context determines meaning.
Kahulugan
shout to attract attention
Mga kolokasyon
call out
|call loudly
|call someone's name
Mga kasingkahulugan
shout (Implies greater loudness or urgency; 'call' can be softer or more neutral.)
Mga kasalungat
whisper (Speaking very softly, the opposite of calling out.)
Mga tema
daily life
|communication
|daily_life
Depinisyon
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.
PANDIWA
A2
3
Padron ng paggamit:
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'.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may omit 'someone/something' in patterns like 'call him John', resulting in ungrammatical sentences.
Kahulugan
give a name or label
Mga kolokasyon
call names
|call someone something
|called after
Mga kasingkahulugan
name (A more formal way to assign a name; 'call' is more general and conversational.)
Mga kasalungat
misname (To give the wrong name.)
Mga tema
communication
|education
Depinisyon
To use a word or name for a person or thing.
To refer to someone or something by a particular name or description.
PANGNGALAN
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Kahulugan
telephone communication event
Mga kolokasyon
make a call
|missed call
|phone call
Mga kasingkahulugan
phone call (More explicit; exactly the same meaning but longer form.)
Mga kasalungat
text message (A written communication via phone instead of voice.)
Mga tema
daily life
|communication
|daily_life
Depinisyon
A time when you talk to someone on the phone.
An instance of speaking to someone by telephone.
PANDIWA
B1
5
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Kahulugan
summon someone to come
Mga kolokasyon
call a meeting
|call the police
|call together
Mga kasingkahulugan
summon ('Summon' is more formal and used in official contexts; 'call' is broader and less formal.)
Mga kasalungat
dismiss (To send someone away instead of requesting their presence.)
Mga tema
daily life
|work
|communication
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
call
IPA
GB/kˈɔl/
US/kˈɔl/
Mga pantig at diin
call (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (call)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: call
- Plural: calls
Verb
- Base: call
- 3rd Person Singular: calls
- Present Participle: calling
- Past: called
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
call for
1/kˈɔl fɚ/
phrasal verb
demand or require something
To say that something should happen or is needed.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.