noun

calls

Translation

telephone calls, shouts, demands

I have to make some calls.

We heard calls for help.

There are calls for his resignation.

make calls to telephone people I need to make some calls before lunch.

calls for ((sth.)) demands for something There were calls for an investigation.

Synonyms: phone calls, shouts, demands, requests

Plural of 'call', from Old English 'ceallian' meaning 'to shout loudly'.

Think of multiple people 'calling' for different things: on the phone, for help, or for a change.