noun / verb
call
KAWL/kɔːl/
A vocal signal or communication directed to another.
She makes a call while her friend answers the phone elsewhere.
Etymology
Old Norse kalla meant to cry loudly or summon someone. English later extended this act of reaching someone by voice to attempting a telephone connection.
In context
it will literally tell you the bleep numbers or the extension numbers that you can cause that's really quick so you don't have to go through switchboard and just directly call them
More examples
- The nurse called the next patient into the room.
- A bird's sharp call rose above the traffic.
- The appeal was a call for urgent action.
Forms
call · calls · called · calling
Similar words
- message
- Can be written or visual, while call commonly involves voice or a summons.