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be called

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See also: becalled

English

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Verb

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be called (highly irregular; see conjugation table)

  1. To have a specific name.
    • 1964 October 26 [1963 August], Provincial Atlas of China [Chung-kuo Fen-sheng Ti-t'u]‎[1], Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Chung-kuo Fen-sheng Ti-t'u, Atlas Publishing House, Peiping, 16th Printing, pp 1-66, translation of original in Chinese, →OCLC, page 55‎[2]:
      Chiang-tzu is situated on the east back of Nien-ch'u River, a tributary of Yalutsangpo River. This is one of three large cities in Tibet. Chiang-tzu is renowned for producing Tibetan rugs, and so is called the "Home of the Tibetan Rug".

Usage notes

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  • This is the passive of call.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of be called
infinitive (to) be called
present tense past tense
1st-person singular am called, 'm called was called
2nd-person singular are called, 're called were called
3rd-person singular is called, 's called was called
plural are called, 're called were called
subjunctive be called were called
imperative be called —
participles being called been called

Translations

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