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How to pronounce call
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What does call mean?
verbTo reach out with one's voice.
“That person is hurt; call for help!”
To cry or shout.
“"Supper's ready," called Dad from the kitchen.”
To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
“to call the roll of a military company”
nounA cry or shout.
“He heard a call from the other side of the room.”
The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
“That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.”
A beckoning or summoning.
“I had to yield to the call of the wild.”
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