call
Translation
to call, to telephone, to name, to summon
Examples
I will call you later.
I will call you later.
They call him 'the boss'.
They call him 'the boss'.
She called for help.
She called for help.
Let's call a taxi.
Let's call a taxi.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) to telephone (sb.) I will call you later.
((sb.)) ((sth.)) to name (sb.) (sth.) They call him 'the boss'.
((for sth.)) to ask for (sth.) She called for help.
Similar Words
Synonyms: phone, ring, name, shout, summon
Etymology
From Old English 'ceallian', meaning 'to shout loudly'. This evolved to include 'summoning' someone, as with a telephone.
Memory Tips
Imagine using a 'calling card' to make a telephone 'call'. This links the idea of naming/identifying with the action of phoning.