To give a call meaning in English

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Definition

to give (someone) a call: to call, to telephone, to ring (someone) idiom
I just bought a new cell phone, give me a call sometime!

Examples

  • "Give a call to our Tech Support Hotline and ask for Rajard Padmanabam, he should be able to help you, ASAP."
  • "Would you mind if my accountant gave you a call sometime?"
  • "Should I give him a call?"
  • "I just have to have a chat with my boss, and I'll give you a call, hopefully tomorrow afternoon."
  • "Give me a call any time."
  • "I'll give you a call later, when you've had time to digest this."
  • "My number here at the office is 123-1234, or, you can give me a call on my cellular phone at 567-5678."
  • "Anyway, we met last year in Miami and well, you said if I came to San Francisco to give you a call."
Exercise 1
At the end of the dialogue, Rajard says that he is going to speak with a specialist and .
At the end of the dialogue, Rajard says that he is going to speak with a specialist and telephone Bob later in the day.
telephone Bob later in the day: This is the best choice here. Rajard says: "I'm going to talk to one of our motherboard specialists and we'll give you a call back sometime later this afternoon". To "give somebody a call back" means "to return their call by telephone". Rajard says he will give Bob a phone call later in the afternoon.
send Bob his server in the afternoon: To "call back" does not mean to "send" something back.
decide whether or not they have his server: Rajard says that he is going to give Bob "a call back". This doesn't indicate that anyone will make a decision on whether or not their company has Bob's server.
locate the exact position of his server: Rajard says that he is going to give Bob "a call back", and says nothing about locating the server.

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