呼ぶ

Meaning

1. v5bvt
   to call out (to); to call; to invoke
2. v5bvt
   to summon (a doctor, etc.)
3. v5bvt
   to invite
4. v5bvt
   to designate; to name; to brand
5. v5bvt
   to garner (support, etc.); to gather
6. v5bvt archaic
   to take as one's wife

Example sentences

• 警察を呼んで！

  Call the police!

• 結婚式ではあまりにたくさんのごちそうが出されたので、新郎新婦はもっと多くの人を呼ぶべきだったかなと思い始めた。

  Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.

• トップのリーダーは犬の行動学では「アルファ」と呼ばれ、以下「ベータ」「ガンマ」と続きます。

  In dog ethology the leader is called 'alpha'; after that it continues with 'beta' and 'gamma'.