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called

/kɔːld/ UK
[kʰoɫd] UK
/qʰud/ Multicultural London English, UK
/qʰɔwd/ British, Southern, Standard
/kaːld/ Northumbria, UK
/kɔld/ Scotland, UK
[kʰɔɫd] Scotland, UK
/kɔld/ US
[kʰɔɫd] US
/kɔəd/ US
[kʰɔəd] US
/kɑld/ cot caught merger
[kʰɑɫd] cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɔːld

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of call Near-synonym: named (verb)
Similar: named

adjective

not comparable Having been called. a called strike
Opposite: uncalled

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: named, titled, known as, name, designated, so-called, cited, defined, pronounced, addressed, directed, was, organized, qualified, nominated, stated

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"called." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/called.

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@misc{called_2026,
  title = {called},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/called},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}