叫 — meaning in English
jiào
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English meaning
- call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
- exclaim verb To cry out suddenly, usually because of a strong feeling like surprise, pain, or delight.
- preach verb To deliver a religious message or sermon, usually in public.
- shout verb To say something loudly, especially to express strong emotion or get attention.
- shriek noun A sharp, high-pitched scream or cry.
- summon verb To officially call people to come together or appear somewhere.
Senses
叫 is used for these senses in English:
- be called To have a specific name.
- call (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
- cry out To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.
- exclaim (intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
- preach (transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
- reach out (intransitive, originally, business, followed by to) To attempt to initiate communication with someone; to contact; to raise awareness.
- shout (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
- shriek (intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
call — full definition
- verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
- verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
- verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
- verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
- noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.