Meaning
To speak to someone on the phone; to say a name loudly.
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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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I will phone you tonight.
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She phones her mother every day.
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He shouted my name from across the room.
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 1: call, leave, talk and 7 more words.