third-person singular verb
Uses a telephone to speak to someone.
She calls her parents every Sunday evening.
The office calls customers to confirm their orders.
American English
How to pronounce calls
verb · nounA1Very common word
KAWLZ
/kʰɔlz/
One syllable.
Form of call
Calls can be a plural noun or the he/she/it form of call. The sentence context shows which use it has.
Uses a telephone to speak to someone.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
plural noun
Calls are acts of speaking to someone by telephone.
The company receives many business calls each day.
I missed three calls while I was driving.
third-person singular verb
Gives a person or thing a name, or uses a particular name for it.
She calls her new puppy Max.
Everyone calls this street the old road.
third-person singular verb
Speaks or shouts loudly to get someone's attention or ask them to come.
He calls his children from the front door.
The bird calls when it sees danger.
Useful expressions
to telephone someone again, especially after they have tried to contact you
I'll call you back after lunch.
to publicly ask for something, or to require something
The job calls for patience.
to cancel a planned event
They called off the game because of rain.