call – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of call

Indicative

Present

I	call sb up
you	call sb up
he;she;it	calls sb up
we	call sb up
you	call sb up
they	call sb up

Perfect

I	have called sb up
you	have called sb up
he;she;it	has called sb up
we	have called sb up
you	have called sb up
they	have called sb up

Past

I	called sb up
you	called sb up
he;she;it	called sb up
we	called sb up
you	called sb up
they	called sb up

Pluperfect

I	had called sb up
you	had called sb up
he;she;it	had called sb up
we	had called sb up
you	had called sb up
they	had called sb up

Future

I	will call sb up
you	will call sb up
he;she;it	will call sb up
we	will call sb up
you	will call sb up
they	will call sb up

Future Perfect

I	will have called sb up
you	will have called sb up
he;she;it	will have called sb up
we	will have called sb up
you	will have called sb up
they	will have called sb up

Subjunctive

Present

I	call sb up
you	call sb up
he;she;it	call sb up
we	call sb up
you	call sb up
they	call sb up

Perfect

I	have called sb up
you	have called sb up
he;she;it	have called sb up
we	have called sb up
you	have called sb up
they	have called sb up

Imperfect

I	called sb up
you	called sb up
he;she;it	called sb up
we	called sb up
you	called sb up
they	called sb up

Pluperfect

I	had called sb up
you	had called sb up
he;she;it	had called sb up
we	had called sb up
you	had called sb up
they	had called sb up

Conditional

Present

I	would call sb up
you	would call sb up
he;she;it	would call sb up
we	would call sb up
you	would call sb up
they	would call sb up

Perfect

I	would have called sb up
you	would have called sb up
he;she;it	would have called sb up
we	would have called sb up
you	would have called sb up
they	would have called sb up

Imperative

you	call sb up
we	Let's call sb up
you	call sb up

Indicative

Present

I	am calling sb up
you	are calling sb up
he;she;it	is calling sb up
we	are calling sb up
you	are calling sb up
they	are calling sb up

Perfect

I	have been calling sb up
you	have been calling sb up
he;she;it	has been calling sb up
we	have been calling sb up
you	have been calling sb up
they	have been calling sb up

Past

I	was calling sb up
you	were calling sb up
he;she;it	was calling sb up
we	were calling sb up
you	were calling sb up
they	were calling sb up

Pluperfect

I	had been calling sb up
you	had been calling sb up
he;she;it	had been calling sb up
we	had been calling sb up
you	had been calling sb up
they	had been calling sb up

Future

I	will be calling sb up
you	will be calling sb up
he;she;it	will be calling sb up
we	will be calling sb up
you	will be calling sb up
they	will be calling sb up

Future Perfect

I	will have been calling sb up
you	will have been calling sb up
he;she;it	will have been calling sb up
we	will have been calling sb up
you	will have been calling sb up
they	will have been calling sb up

Conditional

Present

I	would be calling sb up
you	would be calling sb up
he;she;it	would be calling sb up
we	would be calling sb up
you	would be calling sb up
they	would be calling sb up

Perfect

I	would have been calling sb up
you	would have been calling sb up
he;she;it	would have been calling sb up
we	would have been calling sb up
you	would have been calling sb up
they	would have been calling sb up

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

Phrasal Verbs

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)

call – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of call

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'call'

Verbs similar to 'call'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "call"

Sample Sentences