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单词 call
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Origin of call

First recorded in 1200–50; late Middle English callen, probably from Old Norse kalla “to call out,” 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, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH call

call , caul, cull

Words nearby call

Calixtus II, Calixtus III, calk, calker, calkin, call, calla, callable, Callaghan, call a halt, callais
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British Dictionary definitions for call

call
/ (kɔːl) /

verb

noun

See also call down, call forth, call in, call off, call out, call up

Word Origin for call

Old English ceallian; related to Old Norse kalla, Old High German kallōn, Old Slavonic glasǔ voice
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Idioms and Phrases with call

call

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