ut or say sth loudly to attract sb’s attention A ^ Pf OM , A r ( IM 31 M A ) : [vj I thought I heard somebody calling. $ o/f JE A £ Bf ^ ₀ 0 She called out to her father for help. O [VN] Did

somebody call my name? o He called

out a warning from the kitchen.

Ao o [V speech] ‘See you later!’ she called. “#JEl MbH 31c 5 to ask sb to come by shouting or speaking

loudly 33 iHfc ; Bf : [VN] Will you call the kids in for

lunch? 0 M Did you call?

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► TELEPHONE fj| ifr 6 to ask sb/sth to come quickly to a

particular place by telephoning El % iS W]: [VN] to call

the fire department/the police/a doctor/an ambulance fj

/ EE A / 0 The doctor has been

called to an urgent case. lAAScl!] EfetlrA#-1l$Eo 0 [VN, VNN] I’ll call a taxi for you.

0 I’ll call you a taxi. $c 7 to

telephone sb ( ••• ) [V] I’ll call again later, fy

3141111 AfeitAo o [VN] I called the office to tell them I’d be late. o My

brother called me from Spain last night. 3% H M. BM A IS 11% A 7 ₀ o note at phone

► ORDER SB TO COME fj 8 [VN +adv./prep.] [usually passive]

(formal) to order sb to come to a place 4 4“, A3 ( M ^ &K ) : Several candidates were called for a second

interview. /lAHH'A#3IfclA#3raigrjAMiit o The ambassador was called back to London by the prime minister. AEll&WffiTfSfklfco 0 He felt called to the priesthood (= had a strong feeling that he must become a priest).

► VISIT ff- i/j 9 (especially BrE) to make a short visit to a

person or place ( lA: [V] Let’s call on John.

(Jg flH A H # £3 ft BE ₀ o I’ll call round and see you on my way home, ffc & la] # $1 & J: A W # # ₀ 0 He was out when I called to see him. f&A#ifrN\

► MEETING/STRIKE, ETC. A A. A 10 [VN] to order sth to happen; to announce that sth will happen

ff; If A 3ft tf; to call a meeting/an election/a strike

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► OF BIRD/ANIMAL ; ff 11 [V] to make the cry that is typical for it u$*; n|; Bi|

► IN GAMES ttH 12 to say which side of a coin you think will face upwards after it is thrown M ® A IE S. ffi: [VN] to call heads/tails i?5jgffif$IEffi/ix.® [also V]

IfilBl call sb’s 'bluff to tell sb to do what they are threatening to do, because you believe that they will not be cruel or brave enough to do it , H

jfc-jSJ&MOHF ( ) call

sth Into 'play (formal) to make use of sth fi]#j; [$>#]: Chess is a game that calls into play all your powers of concentration. ^cal1

sth into 'question to doubt sth or make others doubt sthff|$; 3l©fE$E EEd question _; His honesty has never been called into question. AJtSJilfE

g£₀ call it a 'day (informal) to decide or agree to stop doing sth AWIfE; PJlltAlE; f?it: After forty years in politics I think it’s time for me to call it a day (= to retire). AU&E+A, iMilftTo call it

quits (informal) 1 to agree to end a contest, disagreement, etc. because both sides seem equal ( @ A fo ) ) 2 to decide to stop

doing sth call sb 'names to use insulting

words about sb # S§ ; if 5§ call the shots/'tune (informal) to be the person who controls a situation

rjjij;■ call a spade a 'spade to say exactly what you think without trying to hide your opinion ft

call 'time (on sth) (BrE) to say or decide that it is time for sth to finish A; A call sb to

ac'count (for/over sth) to make sb explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it litJA ••• fE &

# ; H |AJ call ib/sth to 'order to ask people in a meeting to be quiet so that the meeting can start or continue ^-AAflTA ( ) ; ^A3l

— more at carpet n., mind /?., pay v., pot n., what 'call at ... (Br£) (of a train, etc. AA^f) to

stop at a place for a short time ff H; ( MB3|iU ) :