"called" meaning in English

See called in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔːld/ [Received-Pronunciation], [kʰoɫd] [Received-Pronunciation], /qʰud/ [Multicultural-London-English], /kaːld/ [Northumbria], /kɔld/ [Scotland], [kʰɔɫd] [Scotland], /kɔld/ [General-American], [kʰɔɫd] [General-American], /kɔəd/ (note: African-American Vernacular), [kʰɔəd] (note: African-American Vernacular), /kɑld/ [cot-caught-merger], [kʰɑɫd] [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-called.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔːld Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} called (not comparable)
  1. Having been called. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: be called (english: a phrasebook entry) Coordinate_terms: named
    Sense id: en-called-en-adj-lsAzg80k Categories (other): English terms with collocations

Verb

IPA: /kɔːld/ [Received-Pronunciation], [kʰoɫd] [Received-Pronunciation], /qʰud/ [Multicultural-London-English], /kaːld/ [Northumbria], /kɔld/ [Scotland], [kʰɔɫd] [Scotland], /kɔld/ [General-American], [kʰɔɫd] [General-American], /kɔəd/ (note: African-American Vernacular), [kʰɔəd] (note: African-American Vernacular), /kɑld/ [cot-caught-merger], [kʰɑɫd] [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-called.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔːld Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} called
  1. simple past and past participle of call Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: call Synonyms: named Derived forms: so-called, uncalled
    Sense id: en-called-en-verb-XMnjZ2ES Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81
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          "text": "Near-synonym: named (verb)"
        },
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              17
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          ],
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              93,
              99
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          ],
          "text": "It's not unreasonable to verify his claims by cross-checking them with third parties. That's called due diligence.",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[kʰoɫd]",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/kɔəd/",
      "note": "African-American Vernacular"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kʰɔəd]",
      "note": "African-American Vernacular"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑld/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰɑɫd]",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "rhymes": "-ɔːld"
    }
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          "translation": "a phrasebook entry",
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      "note": "African-American Vernacular"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kʰɔəd]",
      "note": "African-American Vernacular"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑld/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[kʰɑɫd]",
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        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "note": "African-American Vernacular"
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      "ipa": "[kʰɔəd]",
      "note": "African-American Vernacular"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑld/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "ipa": "[kʰɔəd]",
      "note": "African-American Vernacular"
    },
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