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Meanings of call in English

Portuguese
chamar
Catalan
trucar
Spanish
llamar
Wikidata

To contact someone using the telephone.

chamar
Catalan
opció de compra
Wikidata

The option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date.

opció de compra
Portuguese
brado
Catalan
crit
Spanish
protesta

A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.

brado
Portuguese
canto

The characteristic sound produced by a bird.

canto
Usage of call in English
1
Alexander's lecture will call for reform in Europe, not exit from Europe.
The Guardian
2
Meat Industry Ireland members support your call for collaboration across the sector.
The Irish Times
3
Political parties said it was too quick to call the election result.
Reuters
4
A second call came in about 45 minutes later, Letten's statement said.
Reuters
5
They call themselves 'the bucket list family' for a very good reason.
The South African
6
Have you ever seen the 'animal' you call a Flathead? she said.
The Land of Painted Caves
7
Civilians without hope, a leader without a country: call this a victory?
The Guardian
8
Commentators, scholars and politicians call for new beginnings, new parties, new policies.
Reuters
9
Mr Venizelos yesterday reiterated his call for a broad government of?shared responsibility?
The Irish Times
10
We need a true idea of how much power we can call.
The Killing Dance
11
Here is the beginning of what game theorists call a 'coordination problem'.
Beauty
12
We call it 'the Thing'; of course it doesn't have a gender.
Grand junction
13
Exactly fourteen minutes later the Port Authority police received their first call.
Wiseguy
14
In fact, he goes so far as to call the concept 'mythology'.
News.com.au
15
A very serious wake up call our industry needs to get serious!
News.com.au
16
And what we call 'the ground game' is quite expensive, he said.
Reuters