CEFR A1

call

verb

Meaning

To contact someone by phone or another voice connection.

Examples

Call me when you get home.
She called the office before the meeting.

Synonyms: phone, ring, contact, telephone

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call (A1)

verb

Pronunciation: kɔːl

Definition

To contact someone by phone or another voice connection.

Examples

Call me when you get home.
She called the office before the meeting.
I need to call my doctor this afternoon.

How to Use call

call someone (collocation): To speak to someone using a phone. — "I will call you tomorrow."
call back (phrasal verb): To return a phone call. — "Please call me back when you have a moment."
call up (phrasal verb): To make a phone call. — "I called up my friend to see how she was."
call for (prepositional phrase): To require or need something. — "This problem calls for a new solution."
call on (prepositional phrase): To visit someone. — "We decided to call on our neighbors."
call out (phrasal verb): To shout loudly. — "He called out to me from the other side of the room."

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