/kɔːl/
Translation
To speak to someone on the phone, or to say a name in a loud voice.
Word origin
From Old Norse kalla, meaning to cry out or name, brought into English by Norse settlers.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- kalla
Grammar
Examples
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"Call" here means to speak on the phone.
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"Calls" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Called" is the past form of "call".
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Stories
(17)The First Day
2 min read · Core 1000
The First Day at Work
3 min read · Core 1000
Market Morning
3 min read · Core 1000
Sports Day
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The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
The Rescue
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
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The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(18)Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Gerund and infinitive: which verb form comes next?
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
English tenses explained: all 12 with a master table
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
Wish and if only in English: wish + past, wish + past perfect, wish + would, and why I wish I would is wrong
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