Vocabulary

What does 呼び出す (よびだす, yobidasu) mean?

呼び出す (よびだす, yobidasu) means to call out, to summon; to call (on the phone).

Quick facts
Readingよびだす
Romajiyobidasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
よびだす
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyobidasu

to call out, to summon; to call (on the phone)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

Example sentences

  • I was called to the staff room by the teacher.

  • I called a friend out on the phone because of urgent business.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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