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My costar James Lafferty, and his little brother Stuart Lafferty, and another buddy of ours, Ian Shive, are working on this project called 'Generation Wild.' It's about getting people to realize that being outdoors is not scary - you can go on adventures like we do, in national parks, and practically in your own backyard.
Stephen Colletti

Meaning of "called" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALLED

called  [kɔːld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Called is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CALLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Call

Call may refer to: ▪ A type of betting in poker ▪ Animal communication, a song or noise made by an animal such as: ▪ Bird call, part of a bird song ▪ A command in square dancing, delivered by a caller ▪ Call option, a term in stock trading ▪ Call on shares, a request for a further payment on partly paid share capital ▪ A shell command in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows command-line interpreters ▪ System call, in computer science, the mechanism used by an application program to request service from the operating system or another application program ▪ A method of starting a Subroutine ▪ Any bid, pass, double, or redouble made in the bidding stage of contract bridge...

Definition of called in the English dictionary

The definition of called in the dictionary is having the name.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALLED


appalled
əˈpɔːld
auld
ɔːld
bald
bɔːld
cauld
kɔːld
close-hauled
ˌkləʊsˈhɔːld
Cumbernauld
ˌkʌmbəˈnɔːld
enthralled
ɪnˈθrɔːld
fauld
fɔːld
piebald
ˈpaɪˌbɔːld
scald
skɔːld
sea-walled
ˈsiːˌwɔːld
skald
skɔːld
skewbald
ˈskjuːˌbɔːld
spauld
spɔːld
sprawled
sprɔːld
unappalled
ˌʌnəˈpɔːld
uncalled
ʌnˈkɔːld
unrecalled
ˌʌnrɪˈkɔːld
walled
wɔːld
yald
jɔːld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALLED

callais
callaloo
callan
Callanetics
callant
Callao
Callas
callback
callboard
callboy
callee
caller
caller display
callet
calliature
Callicrates
callid
callidity
calligramme
calligrapher

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALLED

controlled
corralled
court-martialled
dialled
equalled
initialled
installed
marshalled
metalled
palled
pedalled
petalled
reinstalled
rivalled
signalled
so-called
spiralled
totalled
trialled
unequalled
unrivalled

Synonyms and antonyms of called in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CALLED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «called» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of called

Translation of «called» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALLED

Find out the translation of called to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of called from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «called» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

所谓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llamada
570 millions of speakers

English

called
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कहा जाता है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دعا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

называется
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chamado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নামক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appelé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dipanggil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

namens
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

と呼ばれる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disebut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gọi là
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

म्हणतात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

denilen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

detto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nazwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

називається
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

numit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

που ονομάζεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

genoem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kalt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of called

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALLED»

The term «called» is very widely used and occupies the 1.705 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALLED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «called» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «called» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about called

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10 QUOTES WITH «CALLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word called.
1
Dick Armey
Make no mistake about it. These are not 'kookie' birds. Right now the greatest player, the big tent on the political scene in America, is called the Tea Party movement.
2
Ian Axel
I started writing songs when I was real young, when I was 3 years old. The piano spoke to me - I don't remember when I wasn't playing piano. My second grade talent show was the first time I performed my own thing. I dressed up as Dracula and played a song called 'Monster Rock' that I wrote. And I won.
3
Justin Chadwick
My first lead role was a stage play called 'A Kestrel for a Knave'. I was 11.
4
Prince Charles
That's called a microphone. It's a big sausage that picks up everything you say - and you're starting early.
5
Anna Chlumsky
I didn't want to go down any scarier path of low self-esteem than I was already on the track for. So during my second year of college I was like, 'I'm over it! I have to go see what this other thing called life is about!'
6
Stephen Colletti
My costar James Lafferty, and his little brother Stuart Lafferty, and another buddy of ours, Ian Shive, are working on this project called 'Generation Wild.' It's about getting people to realize that being outdoors is not scary - you can go on adventures like we do, in national parks, and practically in your own backyard.
7
Bradley Cooper
I just wrapped this movie called 'The Wedding Crashers' which was a pretty big break for me.
8
Courteney Cox
At one point my dad called me and said, 'You have always been a great salesman. I think it's time you come home and sell swimming pools.'
9
Richard M. Daley
I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets called up about the street lighting and the abandoned car. I'm the one who gets blamed if the police don't arrive. I'm the one they blame if a city truck is broken down.
10
Tony Danza
I got this call that they wanted me to join this cast. They called it a family show, and it thought that it would be similar to all family shows. I wasn't sure about this until I watched some tapes, and was amazed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALLED»

Discover the use of called in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to called and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Moon Called
Mercy Thompson's life is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a VW bus for a vampire. But then, Mercy isn't exactly normal herself.
Patricia Briggs, 2006
2
Called
Written as fiction, but based on fact, this series has received high praise and endorsements.
Lauren Zimmerman, 2010
3
We Called it Music: A Generation of Jazz
Eddie Condon pioneered a kind of jazz popularly known as Chicago-Dixieland, as other musicians would call it Condon style jazz.This book offers nonparallel accounts of many of the jazz greats of that era such as Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller ...
Eddie Condon, Thomas Sugrue, 1992
4
A Child Called 'It'
This book covers the early years of his life and is an affecting and inspirational book of the horrors of child abuse and the steadfast determination of one child to survive.
Dave Pelzer, 2010
5
Many are Called
By 1940-41, Evans had made over six hundred photographs and had begun to edit the series. The book remained unpublished until 1966 when The Museum of Modern Art mounted an exhibition of Evans’s subway portraits.
‎2004
6
Catherine, Called Birdy
Catherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman of good family, narrates in diary form the story of her fourteenth year--the year 1290. A Newbery Honor Book.
Karen Cushman, 2012
7
What Is This Thing Called Science?
Every ten years, Alan Chalmers draws on his experience as a teacher and researcher to improve and update the text that strives to answer the philosophical question in it’s title: What is This Thing Called Science?
Alan Chalmers, 2013
8
A Man Called White: The Autobiography of Walter White
First published in 1948, A Man Called White is the autobiography of the famous civil rights activist Walter White during his first thirty years of service to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Walter Francis White, 1995
9
It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's ...
It’s called a breakup because it’s broken, and starting right here, right now, it’s time to dry your tears, put down that pint of ice cream, log out of his email, and open this book to chapter one—and start turning your breakup into ...
Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt, 2005
10
A Place Called Home
After the death of her grandfather, Christine Bennett escapes the small community of Baxter to find new love, new faith, and a new life, after being threatened by her evil cousin Vince Jeffers.
Lori Wick, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term called is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CDC official called Obama 'Marxist,' 'amateur' over 2014 border surge
A federal health official dealing with the surge of illegal immigrants last year at the southern U.S. border ripped President Obama for the ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Florida State Bar Fight -- She Called Me The N-Word ... QB Claims
Florida State QB De'Andre Johnson claims the woman he struck in a Tallahassee bar fight called him the N-word before things got violent ... «TMZ.com, Jul 15»
3
Swimmers Called Out of Water After Sharks Spotted Off Margate …
Beach goers in Margate and Avalon reported seeing sharks in the water Monday. NBC10's Denise Nakano has the latest. (Published Monday ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
4
The future of travel? A tube called Hyperloop
When asked to imagine the future of transportation, most might draw a car of the future, perhaps solar powered and autonomously driven. «Reuters, Jul 15»
5
Hedge Funds That Called Treasuries Wrong Now Getting It Right
Hedge funds, which proved to be experts on getting the Treasury market wrong earlier this year, are becoming better at getting it right. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
6
Tevin Coleman called a 'potential boom pick' heading into 2015
Apparently, many people believe that he may be just that, as he was called a "potential boom pick" by Charlie Campbell of WalterFootball.com, ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
7
Reform Jews cannot be called Jews, says Israel's religious services …
Religious Services Minister David Azoulay (Shas) angered Reform Jews on Tuesday morning, by saying that they cannot be considered ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
8
Nama governance called into question
The growing controversy over the sale of its Northern Irish loan book raises a number of very serious questions about governance at Nama as it ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
9
President Obama Has Not Called for LGBT National Holiday
In 2013, the court struck down a key segment of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act in Windsor v. U.S., in a ruling issued June 26. And on ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
10
SDCC EXCL.: Ennis Writes Creator-Owned "A Train Called Love" for …
"A Train Called Love," a 10-issue series scheduled to debut in October, is a romance comic focusing on the hopeful happy future of Valerie and ... «Comic Book Resources, Jul 15»

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