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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈkɔːl tə/

call to means: If something strongly attracts you, you feel a desire to have it or experience it.

verb

ATTRACT STRONGLYC1

If something strongly attracts you, you feel a desire to have it or experience it.

  • The sea calls to me.
  • Adventure called to him, so he left home.
  • Even after dinner, that chocolate cake still calls to me.

How to use it: something calls to someone (The open road calls to her every spring.)

Similar words: tempt, beckon, appeal to

Opposites: repel

Common phrases: call to someone, call to me

PRIESTLY VOCATIONC2

To give someone a strong spiritual feeling that they should become a Catholic priest.

  • He felt called to the priesthood.
  • She asked whether God had called him to the priesthood.
  • Those called to the priesthood often spend years in training.

How to use it: be called to the priesthood (He believed he was called to the priesthood.)

Similar words: destine for the priesthood

Common phrases: call to priesthood, call to ministry

Questions about call to

What does call to mean?

If something strongly attracts you, you feel a desire to have it or experience it.

What is call to in other languages?

Türkçe: cezbetmek · Español: atraer · Français: attirer · Deutsch: locken · Italiano: attrarre · 日本語: 引きつける

How do you pronounce call to?

It is pronounced /ˈkɔːl tə/.

How do you use call to in a sentence?

The sea calls to me. Adventure called to him, so he left home.

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