| VERB | contact | call in | summon to enter |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | call in | summon to a particular activity or employment | |
| social | call in, visit, call | pay a brief visit | |
| social | call in | take a player out of a game / game / game in order to exchange for another player | |
| communication | call in | make a phone call | |
| possession | call in, call | demand payment of (a loan) | |
| possession | call in, recall, call back, withdraw | cause to be returned |
| Meaning | summon to enter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | invite, ask in | ask to enter |
| Similar to | call in | summon to a particular activity or employment |
| Spanish | invitar, llamar | |
| Meaning | summon to a particular activity or employment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | call, send for | Order, request, or command to come |
| Similar to | call in | summon to enter |
| Spanish | llamar | |
| Meaning | pay a brief visit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | visit, call | |
| Entailed by | send in | Give one's name or calling card to a servant when making a formal visit |
| Narrower | drop by, drop in, come by | Visit informally and spontaneously |
| see | Go to see for professional or business reasons | |
| see | Go to see for a social visit | |
| Broader | meet, get together | get together socially or for a specific purpose |
| Similar to | call | make a stop in a harbour |
| Spanish | cumplimentar, hacer venir, visitar | |
| Catalan | visitar | |
| Meaning | take a player out of a game / game / game in order to exchange for another player. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | take out, move out, remove | Cause to leave |
| Meaning | make a phone call. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s Adjective | |
| Examples |
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| Category | telephone, telephony | transmitting speech at a distance |
| Broader | call, telephone, call up, phone, ring | Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone |
| Spanish | llamar, telefonear | |
| Nouns | call-in | a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program |
| Meaning | demand payment of (a loan). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | call | |
| Broader | demand, exact | claim as due or just |
| Similar to | call | require the presentation of for redemption before maturation |
| Spanish | exigir pago, pedir | |
| Catalan | demanar | |
| Meaning | Cause to be returned. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | recall, call back, withdraw | |
| Narrower | decommission | Withdraw from active service |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
| Spanish | retirar, suprimir | |
| Catalan | retirar, suprimir | |
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