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Definition call in British English

call noun

noun
/kɔːl/
1

an act of telephoning someone

Example

The helpline received 100 calls in the first couple of hours.

Example

Can you wait while I make another call?

Example

Why don't you give me a call in the morning?

Example

He took the call in his study.

Example

He never returned her calls.

Example

You can't take incoming calls on the payphone.

Synonyms and related words
call cold call collect call
2

a loud shout to someone who is not near you

Example

A passer-by heard his calls for help.

Synonyms and related words
shout call cheer
3

a formal or public request that something should happen

Example

The government has rejected calls for tougher immigration laws.

Example

There were renewed calls for a return to the peace talks.

Example

This is a call to all voters to participate.

Synonyms and related words
demand request appeal
4

a short visit to someone, especially to their home

Example

We decided to pay another call on the Browns.

Synonyms and related words
visit round flying visit
5

an announcement in an airport telling passengers to go to their plane because it is leaving soon

Example

This is the last call for flight BA6774 to Stuttgart.

Synonyms and related words
accompanied baggage aerial airdash
6

a decision that you have to make, especially when you have to choose between two possible actions

Example

'Do we offer him the job?' 'It's your call.'

Example

a tough/hard/difficult/easy call

Example

In cases like this, it's the President that has to make the call.

Synonyms and related words
choice decision selection
6.1

a decision made by an official in a sports game

Example

a line call

Synonyms and related words
book booking call
7

a guess about what will happen, for example in politics or business

Example

The election looks so close that it's anybody's call.

Synonyms and related words
guess estimate speculation
7.1

a guess about which side of a coin will be showing when it comes down after it has been tossed in the air

Synonyms and related words
bet betting call
8

something that needs your time, money, or attention

Example

Parents of young children have so many other calls on their time.

Synonyms and related words
accountability responsibility obligation
Example

We only have orange juice. There's not much call for cranberry juice around here.

Synonyms and related words
aftermarket buyer’s market call
10

the sound that an animal usually makes

Synonyms and related words
bark bellow bleat
11

a loud signal played on a musical instrument to tell people to do something

Example

a bugle call

Synonyms and related words
alarm alarm bell the all clear
12

a strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially as a career

Example

Many young people are feeling the call to do charity work.

12.1

a strong feeling that makes you want to go somewhere or to have a particular type of life

Example

He could not resist the call of the outdoor life.

13

a statement of which of the four suits of cards will be trumps (=cards with a higher value) in a card game

Synonyms and related words
bid call cards
14

the act of qualifying as a lawyer, especially as a barrister in the UK

Example

He has been practising labour and employment law since his call in 1983.

Example

She joined the firm as an associate in the Litigation Department following her call to the Bar in 2011.

Synonyms and related words
advocate AG ambulance chaser
Definition call in British English

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