call – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of call

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to call out sb
Participle: called out sb
Gerund: calling out sb

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of call

Indicative

Present

Icall out sb
youcall out sb
he;she;itcalls out sb
wecall out sb
youcall out sb
theycall out sb

Perfect

Ihave called out sb
youhave called out sb
he;she;ithas called out sb
wehave called out sb
youhave called out sb
theyhave called out sb

Past

Icalled out sb
youcalled out sb
he;she;itcalled out sb
wecalled out sb
youcalled out sb
theycalled out sb

Pluperfect

Ihad called out sb
youhad called out sb
he;she;ithad called out sb
wehad called out sb
youhad called out sb
theyhad called out sb

Future

Iwill call out sb
youwill call out sb
he;she;itwill call out sb
wewill call out sb
youwill call out sb
theywill call out sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have called out sb
youwill have called out sb
he;she;itwill have called out sb
wewill have called out sb
youwill have called out sb
theywill have called out sb

Subjunctive

Present

Icall out sb
youcall out sb
he;she;itcall out sb
wecall out sb
youcall out sb
theycall out sb

Perfect

Ihave called out sb
youhave called out sb
he;she;ithave called out sb
wehave called out sb
youhave called out sb
theyhave called out sb

Imperfect

Icalled out sb
youcalled out sb
he;she;itcalled out sb
wecalled out sb
youcalled out sb
theycalled out sb

Pluperfect

Ihad called out sb
youhad called out sb
he;she;ithad called out sb
wehad called out sb
youhad called out sb
theyhad called out sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould call out sb
youwould call out sb
he;she;itwould call out sb
wewould call out sb
youwould call out sb
theywould call out sb

Perfect

Iwould have called out sb
youwould have called out sb
he;she;itwould have called out sb
wewould have called out sb
youwould have called out sb
theywould have called out sb

Imperative

youcall out sb
weLet's call out sb
youcall out sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam calling out sb
youare calling out sb
he;she;itis calling out sb
weare calling out sb
youare calling out sb
theyare calling out sb

Perfect

Ihave been calling out sb
youhave been calling out sb
he;she;ithas been calling out sb
wehave been calling out sb
youhave been calling out sb
theyhave been calling out sb

Past

Iwas calling out sb
youwere calling out sb
he;she;itwas calling out sb
wewere calling out sb
youwere calling out sb
theywere calling out sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been calling out sb
youhad been calling out sb
he;she;ithad been calling out sb
wehad been calling out sb
youhad been calling out sb
theyhad been calling out sb

Future

Iwill be calling out sb
youwill be calling out sb
he;she;itwill be calling out sb
wewill be calling out sb
youwill be calling out sb
theywill be calling out sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been calling out sb
youwill have been calling out sb
he;she;itwill have been calling out sb
wewill have been calling out sb
youwill have been calling out sb
theywill have been calling out sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be calling out sb
youwould be calling out sb
he;she;itwould be calling out sb
wewould be calling out sb
youwould be calling out sb
theywould be calling out sb

Perfect

Iwould have been calling out sb
youwould have been calling out sb
he;she;itwould have been calling out sb
wewould have been calling out sb
youwould have been calling out sb
theywould have been calling out sb

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)