call – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of call

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of call

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youcall sb away
weLet's call sb away
youcall sb away

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)