(of a meeting or seminar) To manage or preside over
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A cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention
“I had just about made it out the door when a call from behind me drew my attention.”
An appeal or demand for something to happen or be done
“The Red Crescent also issued a desperate call for help to world relief agencies.”
A typical or natural sound made by a given species
“As a ranger, she was trained to identify the call of every species in the woods.”
An instance of speaking to, or attempting to contact, someone on the phone
“Why don't you just give the company a call if you're not happy with the service?”
A judgment or decision reached through reasoning or analysis
“It was my husband's call to invest our money rather than spend it on a holiday.”
A brief visit, especially one made for social reasons
“After a big night out, we decide to make a final call at the kebab house before returning home.”
An order or request for someone to be present
“Their faith teaches that such a call will not summon us to some vague eternity.”
A powerful force of attraction
“While many artists resist the call of entrepreneurship, others are embracing it.”
A legitimate justification or reason for
“There's no call for rude language in this household.”
A need, demand, or desire
“There's no call for craft beer in this town.”
Open resistance to authority or opposition
Something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something
A visible or audible sign or sound that warns of danger
An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing such an order
An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something
A shout or call used to greet, commend or attract attention
A formal meeting between people for expressing one's views
That which has been selected from a range, or the act of selecting
A spoken word, statement, or vocal sound
The future destined for a person or thing
A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information
An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this
A message transmitted by telegraph
The condition of being morally or legally bound to do something
A formal or official meeting, typically with someone of note
An act of saying, shouting or singing a repeated rhythmic phrase
A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something
A requirement for something
A phrase or passage that is recited, such as during prayer or meditation
The usefulness of benefit that something provides
To make a loud, deep cry
“Bill and Ted would repeatedly call out to Beelzebub, desperately attempting to get his attention.”
To designate a particular name or title
“She would call her daughter Bluebell after the spring flowers she saw in the park while pregnant.”
To refer to or consider (someone or something) as being
“Call me a spoilsport if you must, but they had a lot more legs than I did and, thus, a lot more speed.”
To forecast, tell of or describe beforehand
“He has been able to call market trends with amazing accuracy.”
To make a guess
“The result of the game is too close to call at this stage.”
To get into contact with, especially by telephone
“I'm in trouble with the law again. I better call Saul.”
To command or request (someone) to do something or be somewhere
“Would you like me to call a taxi for you?”
To command the doing of by virtue of one's authority
“The union has decided to call a strike.”
To order or instruct to go, or come, to a particular destination or in a particular direction
“The manager has decided to call all staff in for an emergency meeting.”
(call on/round/at) To make a brief, usually social, visit
“I would call at my mother's on the way home from work.”
To wake someone up
“I was so tired that my mother would have to call me at least four times that morning.”
To decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place
“The game would be called due to the rain.”
To implore or make a request for
To campaign or advocate on an issue or for change, typically politically
To urge someone to do something
To make contact or communication with
To announce or declare, especially officially or publicly
(of a meeting or seminar) To manage or preside over
To summon or signal (to someone or a vehicle)
To invite someone somewhere
To sound a horn, siren, or steam whistle
To summon or conjure up the presence of
To consult a professional as a client
To emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of
To make a weak, wavering cry, characteristic of sheep or goats
To visit or stay somewhere regularly or frequently
To say or intone, especially repeatedly or in a sing-song tone
To issue, establish or apply as a fee, charge, fine or penalty
To make a husky, squawking noise
To seek a social or romantic alliance with
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