叫 — meaning in English

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

1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

Related Chinese words