make a telephone call

  • 1telephone call — telephone ,call noun count an occasion when you speak to someone on the telephone: PHONE CALL: have/receive/get a telephone call: I had an important telephone call from Geneva. make a telephone call: I have to make a quick telephone call …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 2make a (phone) call — phrase to telephone someone Do you mind if I just make a quick phone call? Thesaurus: using a telephonehyponym Main entry: make …

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  • 3telephone call — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms telephone call : singular telephone call plural telephone calls an occasion when you speak to someone on the telephone have/receive/get a telephone call: I had an important telephone call from Geneva. make a… …

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  • 4telephone call — telephone .call n when you speak to someone by telephone ▪ There s a telephone call for you, Mr Baron. have/get/receive a telephone call ▪ I had a telephone call from George this morning. ▪ Can I make a quick telephone call ? …

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  • 5Telephone call — A telephone call is a connection over a telephone network between the calling party and the called party. Information transmissionA telephone call may carry ordinary voice transmission using a telephone, data transmission when the calling party… …

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  • 6call collect — (N American) To make a reverse charge telephone call • • • Main Entry: ↑call * * * make a telephone call reversing the charges …

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  • 7telephone — ► NOUN 1) a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals. 2) an instrument used as part of such a system, typically including a handset with a transmitting microphone… …

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  • 8call up — make a telephone call; recruit, mobilize …

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  • 9call — call1 W1S1 [ko:l US ko:l] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(telephone)¦ 2¦(describe)¦ 3¦(have a name)¦ 4¦(give somebody/something a name)¦ 5¦(ask/order by speaking)¦ 6¦(arrange)¦ 7¦(say/shout)¦ 8 call yourself something 9 call the shots/tune …

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  • 10call — 1 verb HAVE/USE A NAME 1 (T) be called sth to have a particular name or title: They have a three year old son called Matthew. | What was that book called? 2 (T) to use a particular name or title when you speak to someone: My name s Alan, but you… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English