called

verb

1. 1

   (heading) To use one's voice.

2. 2

   (heading) To visit.

3. 3

   (heading) To name, identify or describe.

4. 4

   (heading) Direct or indirect use of the voice.

5. 5

   (sometimes with for) To require, demand.

   “He felt called to help the old man.”

6. 6

   To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.

7. 7

   To demand repayment of a loan.

8. 8

   To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.

   “A recursive function is one that calls itself.”