How do you use "call" in a sentence?

I'll call you tomorrow morning. What do you call this flower in English? They decided to call off the wedding.

call

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: To shout or cry out; to telephone someone; to give a name to something

叫，打电话，称呼

llamar, telefonear, nombrar

呼ぶ、電話する、名付ける

부르다, 전화하다, 이름을 짓다

'Call' means to shout or cry out, to telephone someone, or to give a name to something. It has many phrasal verb uses: 'call back' (return a call), 'call off' (cancel), 'call on' (visit or ask). In British English, 'to call round' means to visit someone's home.

「call」意味着大声喊叫、给某人打电话或给某物命名。它有许多短语动词用法：「call back」（回电话）、「call off」（取消）、「call on」（拜访或请求）。

«Call» significa gritar, telefonear a alguien o dar nombre a algo. Tiene muchos usos como verbo frasal: «call back» (devolver una llamada), «call off» (cancelar), «call on» (visitar o pedir).

「call」は、叫ぶ、電話をかける、または何かに名前を付けることを意味します。多くの句動詞があります：「call back」「call off」「call on」。

'Call'은 소리 지르다, 전화하다, 이름을 붙이다라는 의미입니다. 다양한 구동사로 사용됩니다: 'call back'(다시 전화하다), 'call off'(취소하다), 'call on'(방문하다 또는 요청하다). 영국 영어에서 'to call round'는 누군가의 집을 방문하다라는 뜻입니다.

Ejemplos

I'll call you tomorrow morning.
我明天早上给你打电话。
Te llamaré mañana por la mañana.
明日の朝電話します。
내일 아침에 전화할게요.
What do you call this flower in English?
这种花用英语怎么说？
¿Cómo se llama esta flor en inglés?
この花は英語で何と呼びますか？
이 꽃은 영어로 뭐라고 부르나요?
They decided to call off the wedding.
他们决定取消婚礼。
Decidieron cancelar la boda.
彼らは結婚式を中止することにした。
그들은 결혼식을 취소하기로 했다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old Norse 'kalla' meaning 'to cry out' or 'to summon', brought to English by Viking settlers. Related to Old High German 'kallōn' (to call). The telephone sense emerged in the 1870s with the invention of the device.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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