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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCall
/kɔːl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To communicate with someone by phone, or try to reach someone telephonically.
"She will call her mother later this evening."
- 1
A conversation on a telephone or an act of telephoning someone.
"I received a phone call from the office."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'kalla' (to cry out, shout), with influences from Old English 'ceallian'. Historically shifting from a purely auditory shout to mean summoning, telephonic communication, and visiting.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Call" is said worldwide
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appeler
Transliteration: /a.pə.le/
"Je vais vous appeler demain."
anrufen
Transliteration: /ˈanˌʁuːfn̩/
"Ich rufe dich später an."
chiamare
Transliteration: /kjaˈmaːre/
"Ti chiamo stasera."
llamar
Transliteration: /ʎaˈmaɾ/
"Voy a llamar a mi amigo."
ligar
Transliteration: /liˈɡaɾ/
"Eu vou ligar para você mais tarde."
फ़ोन करना
Transliteration: phon karna
"मैं कल आपको फ़ोन करूँगा।"
打电话
Transliteration: dǎ diànhuà
"我等一下给你打电话。"
전화하다
Transliteration: jeonhwahada
"나중에 전화할게요."
電話する
Transliteration: denwa suru
"あとで電話します。"
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