call – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of call

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to call sth in
Participle: called sth in
Gerund: calling sth in

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of call

Indicative

Present

Icall sth in
youcall sth in
he;she;itcalls sth in
wecall sth in
youcall sth in
theycall sth in

Perfect

Ihave called sth in
youhave called sth in
he;she;ithas called sth in
wehave called sth in
youhave called sth in
theyhave called sth in

Past

Icalled sth in
youcalled sth in
he;she;itcalled sth in
wecalled sth in
youcalled sth in
theycalled sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad called sth in
youhad called sth in
he;she;ithad called sth in
wehad called sth in
youhad called sth in
theyhad called sth in

Future

Iwill call sth in
youwill call sth in
he;she;itwill call sth in
wewill call sth in
youwill call sth in
theywill call sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have called sth in
youwill have called sth in
he;she;itwill have called sth in
wewill have called sth in
youwill have called sth in
theywill have called sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Icall sth in
youcall sth in
he;she;itcall sth in
wecall sth in
youcall sth in
theycall sth in

Perfect

Ihave called sth in
youhave called sth in
he;she;ithave called sth in
wehave called sth in
youhave called sth in
theyhave called sth in

Imperfect

Icalled sth in
youcalled sth in
he;she;itcalled sth in
wecalled sth in
youcalled sth in
theycalled sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad called sth in
youhad called sth in
he;she;ithad called sth in
wehad called sth in
youhad called sth in
theyhad called sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould call sth in
youwould call sth in
he;she;itwould call sth in
wewould call sth in
youwould call sth in
theywould call sth in

Perfect

Iwould have called sth in
youwould have called sth in
he;she;itwould have called sth in
wewould have called sth in
youwould have called sth in
theywould have called sth in

Imperative

youcall sth in
weLet's call sth in
youcall sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam calling sth in
youare calling sth in
he;she;itis calling sth in
weare calling sth in
youare calling sth in
theyare calling sth in

Perfect

Ihave been calling sth in
youhave been calling sth in
he;she;ithas been calling sth in
wehave been calling sth in
youhave been calling sth in
theyhave been calling sth in

Past

Iwas calling sth in
youwere calling sth in
he;she;itwas calling sth in
wewere calling sth in
youwere calling sth in
theywere calling sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been calling sth in
youhad been calling sth in
he;she;ithad been calling sth in
wehad been calling sth in
youhad been calling sth in
theyhad been calling sth in

Future

Iwill be calling sth in
youwill be calling sth in
he;she;itwill be calling sth in
wewill be calling sth in
youwill be calling sth in
theywill be calling sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been calling sth in
youwill have been calling sth in
he;she;itwill have been calling sth in
wewill have been calling sth in
youwill have been calling sth in
theywill have been calling sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be calling sth in
youwould be calling sth in
he;she;itwould be calling sth in
wewould be calling sth in
youwould be calling sth in
theywould be calling sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been calling sth in
youwould have been calling sth in
he;she;itwould have been calling sth in
wewould have been calling sth in
youwould have been calling sth in
theywould have been calling sth in

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)