called
UK/kɔːld/
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Multicultural London English/qʰud/
called is the simple past and past participle of call.
Meaning of call
Verb
call (third-person singular simple present calls, present participle calling, simple past and past participle called or (archaic) call'd)
- To request, summon, or beckon.
- That person is hurt; call for help!
- To cry or shout.
- "Supper's ready," called Dad from the kitchen.
- To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- to call the roll of a military company
- To contact by telephone.
- Why don’t you call me in the morning?
- Synonyms:
- drop a line, ring, get on the horn, give someone a ring, give someone a bell, telephone, call up, dial up, give someone a buzz, give someone a call
- To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- Take not away the Taper, leaue it burning: / And if thou canſt awake by foure o’th’clock, / I prythee call me: Sleepe hath ceiz’d me wholly.1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- They called I Got Rhythm, and turned to me again for a solo, and I said what?1997, Saxophone Journal
Adjective
called (not comparable)
- Having been called.
- a called strike
- Antonyms:
- uncalled
Synonyms of called
Antonyms
Words formed from called
Phrases with called
- called in
- called it
- called to
- called up
- so called
- called for
- called off
- called out
- called a go
- called away
- called back
- called down
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- called over
- called roll
- called time
- called upon
- cold called
- drop called
- flat called
- name called
- roll called
- snap called
- booty called
- called a cab
- called a lid
- called ahead
- called forth
- called names
- called round
- prank called
- voice called
- called a halt
- called around
- missed called
- pocket called
- smooth called
- called collect
- called in sick
- called it even
- called to mind
- called to task
- called it a day
- called it quits
- called out sick
- called the tune
- called to order
- called to straw
- called together
- called it stumps
- called the shots
- called an audible
- called into doubt
- called it a night
- called to account
- called to the bar
- pointed and called
- called off the dogs
- called it half a day
- called on the carpet
- called a spade a spade
- called onto the carpet
- called someone's bluff
- called a spade a shovel
- called it as one saw it
- called outta one's name
- called someone's number
- called a shovel a shovel
- called balls and strikes
- called it an early night
- called out of one's name
- called 'em as one saw 'em
- called them as one saw them
- called someone every name in the book
- I've never heard it called that before
- called a spade a spade, not a big spoon
- called a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel
- called someone everything but a child of God
Words that rhyme with called
Questions about called
- What does called mean?
- Called means having been called.
- What is called the simple past and past participle of?
- Called is the simple past and past participle of call.
- What part of speech is called?
- Called is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce called?
- Called is pronounced /kɔːld/ (UK).
Words near called in the dictionary
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