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called

SayKAWLD/kɔld/UK/kɔːld/

2 meanings of called

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of call. Use this form for something that already happened.

    She called her grandmother on Sunday afternoon.

    We called a taxi as soon as the show ended.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Given a particular name, or asked to come somewhere.

    There is a boy in my class called Sam.

    A street called Oak Lane runs past the school.

    Similarnamed, invited, dubbed

    Oppositeuncalled

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called is a form of call

call, verb: To give someone or something a name or use that name for them, as in 'they called the dog Max'. Full entry

Forms
callcalls he/she/itcalling -ing formcalled past tense, past participle
Spelling
call → called: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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