anrufen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
- invoke verb To call on something, such as a rule, law, or higher power, for support or justification.
- phone noun A device used to talk to someone over a distance, especially a mobile device that also runs apps.
- ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
- telephone verb To call someone or pass on information using a phone.
Senses
anrufen is used for these senses in English:
- call (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
- call (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
- invoke (transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
- phone (ambitransitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.
- ring (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
- telephone (ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.
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.
invoke — full definition
- verb To call on something, such as a rule, law, or higher power, for support or justification.
- verb Computing: to cause a program, function, or command to run.