call – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of call

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to call round
Participle: called round
Gerund: calling round

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of call

Indicative

Present

Icall round
youcall round
he;she;itcalls round
wecall round
youcall round
theycall round

Perfect

Ihave called round
youhave called round
he;she;ithas called round
wehave called round
youhave called round
theyhave called round

Past

Icalled round
youcalled round
he;she;itcalled round
wecalled round
youcalled round
theycalled round

Pluperfect

Ihad called round
youhad called round
he;she;ithad called round
wehad called round
youhad called round
theyhad called round

Future

Iwill call round
youwill call round
he;she;itwill call round
wewill call round
youwill call round
theywill call round

Future Perfect

Iwill have called round
youwill have called round
he;she;itwill have called round
wewill have called round
youwill have called round
theywill have called round

Subjunctive

Present

Icall round
youcall round
he;she;itcall round
wecall round
youcall round
theycall round

Perfect

Ihave called round
youhave called round
he;she;ithave called round
wehave called round
youhave called round
theyhave called round

Imperfect

Icalled round
youcalled round
he;she;itcalled round
wecalled round
youcalled round
theycalled round

Pluperfect

Ihad called round
youhad called round
he;she;ithad called round
wehad called round
youhad called round
theyhad called round

Conditional

Present

Iwould call round
youwould call round
he;she;itwould call round
wewould call round
youwould call round
theywould call round

Perfect

Iwould have called round
youwould have called round
he;she;itwould have called round
wewould have called round
youwould have called round
theywould have called round

Imperative

youcall round
weLet's call round
youcall round

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam calling round
youare calling round
he;she;itis calling round
weare calling round
youare calling round
theyare calling round

Perfect

Ihave been calling round
youhave been calling round
he;she;ithas been calling round
wehave been calling round
youhave been calling round
theyhave been calling round

Past

Iwas calling round
youwere calling round
he;she;itwas calling round
wewere calling round
youwere calling round
theywere calling round

Pluperfect

Ihad been calling round
youhad been calling round
he;she;ithad been calling round
wehad been calling round
youhad been calling round
theyhad been calling round

Future

Iwill be calling round
youwill be calling round
he;she;itwill be calling round
wewill be calling round
youwill be calling round
theywill be calling round

Future Perfect

Iwill have been calling round
youwill have been calling round
he;she;itwill have been calling round
wewill have been calling round
youwill have been calling round
theywill have been calling round

Conditional

Present

Iwould be calling round
youwould be calling round
he;she;itwould be calling round
wewould be calling round
youwould be calling round
theywould be calling round

Perfect

Iwould have been calling round
youwould have been calling round
he;she;itwould have been calling round
wewould have been calling round
youwould have been calling round
theywould have been calling round

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'call'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'call'

ball, calk, calm, carl, cell, coll, cull, fall, gall, lall,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cry or shout
shout
contact by telephone
telephone
rouse from sleep
awaken
name or refer to
denominate
predict
predict
to utter with a shout
cry, holler, roar, roop, scream, shout, yell
to call a person using a telephone
call up, drop a line, phone, ring, ring up, telephone
to know something in advance
anticipate, augur, divine, foresee, foreshadow, foretell, predict, presage, prophesy
to give a name to
bename, clepe, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, nominate, style, term
shout
exclaim, cry, hallo, hail, announce, voice, trumpet
telephone
dial
summon
convene, invite, convoke, assemble, collect

Antonyms

To demand repayment of a loan.
lend

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. ceallian, less common than clipian; replaced by O.N. kalla "to cry loudly," from P.Gmc. *kallojanan, from PIE base *gal- "to call, scream, shriek" (see calendar). Meaning "to give a name to" is c.1250. Meaning "to visit" (M.E.) was literally "to stand at the door and call;" sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862; caller "visitor" is from 1786. Telephone/telegraph sense is from 1889 (hence slang call girl, c.1900, originally a prostitute dispatched by telephone). Coin-toss sense is from 1801. Calling "vocation" (1382) traces to I Cor. vii:20. To call out someone to fight (1823) corresponds to Fr. provoqueur. To call it a day is from 1834.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *gels-der.
4. Proto-Indo-European *golsos
5. Proto-Germanic *kalzazder.
6. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną
7. Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn
8. Old English cealliander.
9. Old English *callian
10. Middle English callen
11. English call
12. From Middle English callen, from Old English ċeallian (“to call, shout”) and Old Norse kalla (“to call; shout; refer to as; name”); both from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *golH-so- (“voice, cry”), from *gel(H)- (“to vocalize, call, shout”).
13. Cognates
14. * Scots call, caw, ca (“to call, cry, shout”)
15. * Dutch kallen (“to chat, talk”)
16. * German Low German kallen (“to speak, talk”)
17. * German kallen (“to call”)
18. * Swedish kalla (“to call, refer to, beckon”)
19. * Norwegian kalle (“to call, name”)
20. * Danish kalde (“to call, name”)
21. * Icelandic kalla (“to call, shout, name”)
22. * Welsh galw (“to call, demand”)
23. * Polish głos (“voice”)
24. * Lithuanian gal̃sas (“echo”)
25. * Russian голос (golos, “voice”)
26. * Albanian gjuhë (“language, tongue”). See: Middle English 'callen', Old Norse 'kalla', Proto-Germanic '*kalzōną', Dutch 'kallen', German, old spelling 'kallen', Swedish 'kalla', Danish 'kalde', Icelandic 'kalla', Welsh 'galw'.

Verbs referencing "call"

Sranan kari, Norwegian, nynorsk kalla, Papiamento kòl, German, old spelling kallen, Tok Pisin kolim, Cimbrian khallan.

Sample Sentences

  • A steward passes. ‘Steward!’ ‘Sir?’ ‘What is the matter? what do you call this ? ’ ‘Rather a heavy sea on, sir, and a head-wind. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I say nothing of what may be called the domestic noises of the ship: such as the breaking of glass and crockery, the tumbling down of stewards, the gambols, overhead, of loose casks and truant dozens of bottled porter, and the very [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] ashore, or had done anything but fraudulently row a little way into the mist, specially to deceive them and compass their deaths. Our captain had foreseen from the first that we must be in a place called the Eastern passage; and so we were. It was about the last place in the world in which we had any business or reason to be, but a sudden fog, and some error on the pilot 's part, were the cause. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The hotel (a very excellent one ) is called the Tremont House. It has more galleries, colonnades, piazzas, and passages than I can remember, or the reader would believe. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] handsome. The State House is built upon the summit of a hill, which rises gradually at first, and afterwards by a steep ascent, almost from the water 's edge. In front is a green enclosure, called the Common. The site is beautiful: and from the top there is a charming panoramic view of the whole town and neighbourhood. In addition to a variety of commodious offices, it contains two handsome [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] with a note to Mr. Symmes, that lives a mile past. I believe he expected I should come here to tell you what I have. It would please him, if he thought it would aggravate ’ Shelby's folks, ’ as he calls ’ em. I 'm going home quite resigned, you understand, as if all was over. I 've got some preparations made,—and there are those that will help me; and, in the course of a week or so, I shall be [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘But what a situation was hers ! The darkness and the silence of the tomb were around her: no mother 's smile called forth her answering smile, no father 's voice taught her to imitate his sounds:—they, brothers and sisters, were but forms of matter which resisted her touch, but which differed not from the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • * * * * * At SOUTH BOSTON, as it is called, in a situation excellently adapted for the purpose, several charitable institutions are clustered together. One of these, is the State Hospital for the insane; admirably conducted on those [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • There are two establishments for boys in this same neighbourhood. One is called the Boylston school, and is an asylum for neglected and indigent boys who have committed no crime, but who in the ordinary course of things would very soon be purged of that distinction if they were [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The train calls at stations in the woods, where the wild impossibility of anybody having the smallest reason to get out, is only to be equalled by the apparently desperate hopelessness of there being anybody to get [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ♪ And I had options my mama called me I 'm so out of pocket ♪ (Rule of Thirds)
  • [crowd shouts] Who called this meeting anyway ? And at this hour of the night? (The Passion of the Christ)
  • And I drew a knife up my wrist this time. Before -- before I passed out, I called 9-1-1. (Anomalies 2: Kill a Prophet)
  • Look, Doctor Russo. I don't need you to take. Look at that, look at yourself. I 've been calling (Dr. Quarantine)
  • Walther? Let's just go in. Oh, it's you? Your wife called, crying and upset. (De forbandede år - Fredens pris)