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call away

call away verb: to summon; to cause to depart.

Verb

to call away (third-person singular simple present calls away, present participle calling away, simple past and past participle called away)

  1. To summon; to cause to depart.
    • I was called away from the meeting to deal with a medical emergency.
    • The requirements of his career called him away.

Forms of call away

third-person singular presentcalls away
present participlecalling away
past participlecalled away
pastcalled away

Questions about call away

What does call away mean?
Call away means to summon; to cause to depart.
What part of speech is call away?
Call away is a verb.
What is the past tense of call away?
The past tense of call away is called away.

Words near call away in the dictionary

  1. call an ambulance
  2. call an audible
  3. call and collect
  4. call and response
  5. call around
  6. call away
  7. call back
  8. call backs
  9. call balls and strikes
  10. call bell
  11. call bird

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