There are two men called Buckley at the Home Office.
a device called an optical amplifier
Examples of 'called' in a sentence
called
The policeman told me to wait there until my name was called, then walked off.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
The Southern Savoy called in Regent Street, who called us - I'm on weekend call.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
The bank has to report it to some government office - I'm not sure what it's called here.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
All related terms of 'called'
call
If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title.
so-called
You use so-called to indicate that you think a word or expression used to describe someone or something is in fact wrong .
so-called expert
An expert is a person who is very skilled at doing something or who knows a lot about a particular subject.
call for
If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere .
call in
If you call someone in , you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
call off
If you call off an event that has been planned , you cancel it.
call on
If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
call out
If you call someone out , you order or request that they come to help , especially in an emergency.
call up
If you call someone up , you telephone them.
called to the bar
admitted to the practice of law as a barrister
call back
If you call someone back , you telephone them again or in return for a telephone call that they have made to you.
call down
to request or invoke
cold call
If someone makes a cold call , they telephone or visit someone they have never contacted , without making an appointment, in order to try and sell something.
call around
If you call around , you phone several people, usually when you are trying to organize something or to find some information.
call forth
to cause (something) to come into action or existence
be called to the Bar
to become a barrister
be called within the Bar
to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel
be called/held/brought to account
If someone is called , held , or brought to account for something they have done wrong , they are made to explain why they did it, and are often criticized or punished for it.
familiarly known as/familiarly called
If you say that something or someone is familiarly known as a particular thing or familiarly called a particular thing, you are giving the name that people use informally to refer to it.