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Idioms about call
Origin of call
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English callen, cal(e), probably from Old Norse kalla “to call out, shout,” conflated with Old English (West Saxon ) ceallian “to shout”; cognate with Middle Dutch kallen “to talk,” Old High German kallôn “to shout,” akin to Old English -calla “herald,” Irish gall “swan,” Old Church Slavonic glasŭ “voice”
synonym study for call
2, 3, 12. Call, invite, summon imply requesting the presence or attendance of someone at a particular place. Call is the general word: to call a meeting. To invite is to ask someone courteously to come as a guest, a participant, etc., leaving the person free to refuse: to invite guests to a concert; to invite them to contribute to a fund. Summon implies sending for someone, using authority or formality in making the request and (theoretically) not leaving the person free to refuse: to summon a witness, members of a committee, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM call
un·called, adjectivewell-called, adjectiveWords nearby call
Calixtus II, Calixtus III, calk, calker, calkin, call, calla, callable, Callaghan, call a halt, callais
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How to use call in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for call
call
/ (kɔːl) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for call
Old English ceallian; related to Old Norse kalla, Old High German kallōn, Old Slavonic glasǔ voice
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