vocō — meaning in English

English meaning

• call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
• summon verb To officially call people to come together or appear somewhere.

Senses

vocō is used for these senses in English:

• call (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
• summon (transitive) To call people together; to convene; to convoke.
• summon (transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.

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.

summon — full definition

1. verb To officially call people to come together or appear somewhere.
2. verb To gather up an inner quality like courage or strength before acting.
3. verb To call forth a creature or force using magic, especially in fiction and games.

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