appeler

Borrowed from Latin appellāre (“to address, to call by name”).

• IPA^(key): /a.p(ə).le/

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• Rhymes: -e
• Homophones: appelé, appelée, appelées, appelés, appelez

appeler

1. (transitive) to call (out)
2. (transitive) to call, phone, ring

   Appelle-moi ce soir.

   Call me this evening.

3. (transitive) to call for, summon

   Nous devrions appeler un médecin.

   We should call a doctor.

4. (intransitive) to call (out)

   Elle a appelé à l’aide.

   She called out for help.

5. (reflexive) to be called

   Je m’appelle James.

   My name is James.

   Est-ce que vous ne vous appelez pas Jean ?

   Isn't your name John?

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

• appelable
• appellation
• appeler de ses vœux
• appeler un chat un chat
• en appeler à
• je m’appelle
• le devoir m’appelle

• appel
• rappeler

• “appeler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

• rappelé