Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be called

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables
be -called
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a specific name.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) am called (first person, present) 'm called (first person, present) was called (first person, past) are called (present, second person) 're called (present, second person) were called (past, second person) is called (present, singular) 's called (present, singular) was called (past, singular) are called (plural, present)

Questions

What does be called mean?
To have a specific name.

How to pronounce be called

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