Wordcyclopedia | English | call a witness

call Verb

— If you call someone, you contact them using a telephone. Can you call me tonight at about 8:00? We called 911 and the police came in five minutes. I can't talk now. I'll call back later. — If you call to someone, you use your voice to make them notice you. I can't see you. Call out to me so I can find you. — If you call someone or something mathx/math, you say they are mathx/math. If you ever tell anyone that, I'll call you a liar. The kids at school called him an asshole. Nobody would even call him good-looking. They called it the most important hockey game ever. — If somebody is called something, that is their name. Their daughter's called Mai. She's a beautiful baby. What do you call her? — If you call somebody somewhere, you ask or tell them to come there. She called me to her office. — If you call a meeting, a stop, etc., you say you want one to happen. I've called a meeting for tomorrow, and I'd like you to be there. Coach Dan Bylsma called a timeout to give his five players a rest.

call Noun

— A call is a time when you use the telephone to contact someone. After she made the phone call, she left the office. I received three calls about the car I was selling. — A visit to someone. I paid a call to a friend. The doctor does not do house calls. — A cry or shout. He heard a call from the other side of the room. — The cry of a bird or animal. Cuckoo birds have a unique call.

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a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

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witness Noun

— A witness is somebody who saw something, especially a crime. The journalist spent three years interviewing survivors and witnesses. The hospital has born witness to countless deaths and births. Police took signed statements from the witnesses. The state has no physical evidence and no witnesses. — A witness is somebody who tells a court what they know about a situation, especially a crime. The witness testified that Simpson was ill at the time. Dr. Yazdi, an expert witness, explained how somebody could have used the computer without the owner knowing. She was the key witness for the defense at the trial.

witness Verb

— If you witness something, you see it. She spoke of the terrible events she witnesses during the war. She witnessed some terrible events during the war. — If something witnesses something, it experiences it.

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