καλώ — meaning in English

English meaning

• call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
• hail noun Small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky during a storm.
• invite verb To ask someone to come to an event or take part in something.
• phone noun A device used to talk to someone over a distance, especially a mobile device that also runs apps.
• summon verb To officially call people to come together or appear somewhere.
• telephone verb To call someone or pass on information using a phone.

Senses

καλώ is used for these senses in English:

• call (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
• call (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
• hail (transitive) To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.
• invite (transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
• phone (ambitransitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.
• summon (transitive) To call people together; to convene; to convoke.
• telephone (ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.

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.

hail — full definition

1. noun Small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky during a storm.
2. noun A large number of things arriving quickly and forcefully, one after another.
3. verb To greet someone or call out to get their attention, often to praise or welcome them.
4. verb To come from a particular place originally.

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