call (1) — EN↔HI

call1

/kɔːl कॉल्‌/ verb

1 [I, T] call (out) to somebody ; call (something) (out) to say something loudly or to shout in order to attract attention ऊँची आवाज़ में बुलाना, पुकारना, चिल्‍लाना (प्रायः ध्यान आकर्षित करने के लिए)

‘Hello, is anybody there?’ she called.

He called out the names and the winners stepped forward.

2 [I, T] to telephone somebody किसी को फ़ोन करना

Who’s calling, please?

I’ll call you tomorrow.

3 [T] to name or describe a person or thing in a certain way किसी को विशेष नाम देना या विशेष तरीके़ से वर्णन करना

They called the baby Shalu.

Are you calling me a liar?

4 [T] to order or ask somebody to come to a certain place किसी को स्‍थान-विशेष पर आने के लिए कहना

Can you call everybody in for lunch?

I think we had better call the doctor.

5 [T] to arrange for something to take place at a certain time समय विशेष पर कुछ करने की व्‍यवस्‍था करना

to call a meeting/an election/a strike

6 [I] call (in/round) (on somebody/at) to make a short visit to a person or place किसी से मिलने जाना

I called in on Mihir on my way home.

7 [I] call at (used about a train, etc.) to stop at the places mentioned (रेलगाड़ी आदि का) निर्दिष्ट स्‍थानों पर रुकना

This is the express service to Agra, calling at Faridabad and Mathura.

IDM

bring/call somebody/something to mind ⇨ mind देखिए।

call it a day ( informal ) to decide to stop doing something कार्य को विराम देने का निर्णय करना

Let’s call it a day. I’m exhausted.

call somebody’s bluff to tell somebody to actually do what he/she is threatening to do (believing that he/she will not risk doing it) धमकाने वाले व्‍यक्ति को धमकी पूरा करने को कहना (इस आशा में कि वह ऐसा काम करने का ख़तरा नहीं उठाएगा)

call somebody names to use insulting words about somebody किसी को अपशब्‍द कहना

call the shots/tune ( informal ) to be in a position to control a situation and make decisions about what should be done किसी स्थिति पर नियंत्रण रखने और निर्णय लेने की स्थिति में होना, उच्च पद पर आसीन होना

call by ( informal ) to make a short visit to a place or person as you pass राह चलते किसी से मिलना या कहीं जाना

I’ll call by to pick up the book on my way to work.

call for somebody ( BrE ) to collect somebody in order to go somewhere together किसी को साथ चलने के लिए बुलाना

I’ll call for you when it’s time to go.

call for something to demand or need something किसी वस्‍तु की माँग करना या उसकी ज़रूरत होना

The crisis calls for immediate action.

call something off to cancel something (निर्णय आदि को) रद्द करना

The football match was called off because of the bad weather.

call somebody out to ask somebody to come, especially to an emergency संकट के समय किसी को बुलाना

We had to call out the doctor in the middle of the night.

call somebody up

1 to telephone somebody किसी को फ़ोन करना

He called me up to tell me the good news.

2 to order somebody to join the army, navy or air force सेना में भरती होने का आदेश देना

call something up to look at something that is stored in a computer कंप्‍यूटर में संचित सूचना सामग्री को देखना

The bank clerk called up my account details on screen.