"call in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: calls in [present, singular, third-person], calling in [participle, present], called in [participle, past], called in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} call in (third-person singular simple present calls in, present participle calling in, simple past and past participle called in)
  1. (intransitive, copulative) To communicate with a base etc, by telephone. Tags: copulative, intransitive
    Sense id: en-call_in-en-verb-dDFmuJjM
  2. (transitive) To report; communicate (a message) by telephone or similar. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-call_in-en-verb-CJESyUN0
  3. (intransitive) To pay a short visit. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: pop in, call on
    Sense id: en-call_in-en-verb--lCUmoeo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 14 48 25 9 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 8 18 44 18 12
  4. (transitive) To summon someone, especially for help or advice. Tags: transitive Synonyms: summon
    Sense id: en-call_in-en-verb-en:summon Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 5 14 23 48 9
  5. (transitive) To withdraw something from sale or circulation. Tags: transitive Synonyms: recall
    Sense id: en-call_in-en-verb-Fmr-LC-E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: call-in [adjective], call-in [noun]

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for call in meaning in All languages combined (3.6kB)

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