called

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɔːld/, [kʰoɫd]
• (General American, Scotland) IPA^(key): /kɔld/, [kʰɔɫd]
• (African-American Vernacular) IPA^(key): /kɔəd/, [kʰɔəd]
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /kɑld/, [kʰɑɫd]

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• Rhymes: -ɔːld

Verb

called

1. simple past and past participle of call

   Near-synonym: named (verb)

   Her dog is called Lucky.

   It's not unreasonable to verify his claims by cross-checking them with third parties. That's called due diligence.

Derived terms

• so-called
• uncalled

Adjective

called (not comparable)

1. Having been called.

   Antonym: uncalled

   Coordinate term: named (adj)

   a called strike

See also

• be called (a phrasebook entry)