call over
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
Tell someone who is nearby to come over to you.
Literal meaning: To call someone over to your side — bringing them across the space between you.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To attract someone's attention and ask them to come to where you are.
"She called the waiter over and asked for the dessert menu."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Often used in restaurants (calling over a waiter), offices, or in social settings. Simple and widely understood. Common in both British and American English.
Commonly used with
waiter colleague assistant friend manager child
Forms
Base
call over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
calls over
he/she/it
Past simple
called over
yesterday
Past participle
called over
have + pp
-ing form
calling over
continuous
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Synonyms
beckon signal wave over summon gesture to
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