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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Make a call

"A male toad makes a call to attract a female toad."
I would like to ask about the meaning of "call" and "make a call" used above.
Does call mean:"the sound that an animal usually makes."
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/call_3#call_90

And does "make a call" here mean "to utter loudly that sound or call" ?
Source:National Geographic Little Kids
Thank you.
  

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A "call" is a sound that an animal makes to advertise its presence, warn off rivals, attract a mate, etc. Animals may have different calls for different purposes, so a call made in any particular situation is not necessarily the sound that the animal usually makes (though of course it may be). The word "call" typically (not always) suggests a reasonably loud sound, but "make a call" does not itself mean "to utter loudly that sound or call", it just means to utter it.

— GPY

  • A "call" is a sound that an animal makes to advertise its presence, warn off rivals, attract a mate, etc.
  • Animals may have different calls for different purposes, so a call made in any particular situation is not necessarily the sound that the animal usually makes (though of course it may be).
  • The word "call" typically (not always) suggests a reasonably loud sound, but "make a call" does not itself mean "to utter loudly that sound or call", it just means to utter it.
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A "call" is a sound that an animal makes to advertise its presence, warn off rivals, attract a mate, etc. Animals may have different calls for different purposes, so a call made in any particular situation is not necessarily the sound that the animal usually makes (though of course it may be).

The word "call" typically (not always) suggests a reasonably loud sound, but "make a call
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