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call outto shout or speak loudly to get someone's attention

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to shout or speak loudly to get someone's attention

Pronunciation (IPA): /kɔːl aʊt/

Korean meaning: 큰 소리로 부르다, 외치다

Korean pronunciation: **콜** 아웃

Example Sentences

  • My mom called out 'Dinner's ready!' but I was too busy gaming to hear.
  • The referee called out the player for unsportsmanlike conduct.
  • When the cat got stuck in the tree, we had to call out the fire department like in the movies.

call out

VERB

//kɔːl aʊt//

to shout or speak loudly to get someone's attention

call out concept
💡 Concept

The coach decided to call out the player who skipped practice all week.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kɔːl aʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/kɔːl aʊt/

🌳Etymology

Rootcall
Suffix-out

Origin

call은 고대 북유럽어 'kalla(부르다)'에서 왔고, out은 고대 영어 'ūt(밖으로)'에서 온 단어들이 결합하여 '밖으로 부르다'는 의미를 만들었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

shoutaboutwithoutthroughout
shout
about
without
throughout

🔗Collocations

call out loudly
call out someone's name
call out for help
call out the troops
call out bad behavior
call out across the room

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom called out 'Dinner's ready!' but I was too busy gaming to hear.

The referee called out the player for unsportsmanlike conduct.

😄 Fun example

When the cat got stuck in the tree, we had to call out the fire department like in the movies.

She called out his name three times before he finally looked up from his phone.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

shout outyellsummoncriticizechallenge

Antonyms

whisperignorepraise

Related

call upcall inspeak uppoint outsingle out

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