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called away

called away is the simple past and past participle of call away.

Meaning of call away

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.

Questions about called away

What is called away the simple past and past participle of?
Called away is the simple past and past participle of call away.

Words near called away in the dictionary

  1. called a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel
  2. called a spade a spade, not a big spoon
  3. called ahead
  4. called an audible
  5. called around
  6. called away
  7. called back
  8. called balls and strikes
  9. called collect
  10. called down
  11. called for

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