to call someone
51call on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms call on : present tense I/you/we/they call on he/she/it calls on present participle calling on past tense called on past participle called on 1) call on or call upon call on someone/something to do something… …
52call in — verb 1. summon to enter (Freq. 2) The nurse called in the next patient • Hypernyms: ↑invite, ↑ask in • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. summon to a particular activity or employment …
53call — [[t]kɔl[/t]] v. t. 1) to cry out in a loud voice: to call someone s name[/ex] 2) to summon or invite to come: to call a witness; to call the family to dinner[/ex] 3) to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone 4) to rouse from sleep,… …
54call back — phrasal verb Word forms call back : present tense I/you/we/they call back he/she/it calls back present participle calling back past tense called back past participle called back 1) call someone back [intransitive/transitive] to telephone someone… …
55call up — phrasal verb Word forms call up : present tense I/you/we/they call up he/she/it calls up present participle calling up past tense called up past participle called up 1) [intransitive/transitive] to telephone someone I called him up and told him.… …
56call up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you call someone up, you telephone them. [mainly AM] [V n P] When I m in Pittsburgh, I call him up... [V P n (not pron)] He called up the museum... [V P] Sometimes I d even call up at 4 a.m …
57call off — verb 1. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (Freq. 1) Call off the engagement cancel the dinner party we had to scrub our vacation plans scratch that meeting the chair is ill • Syn: ↑cancel, ↑scratch …
58call out — verb 1. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy (Freq. 12) I won! he exclaimed Help! she cried I m here, the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost • Syn: ↑exclaim, ↑cry, ↑cry out, ↑ …
59call on the carpet — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑rag, ↑trounce, ↑ …
60call after — phrasal verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms call after : present tense I/you/we/they call after he/she/it calls after present participle calling after past tense called after past participle called after call someone after someone to give …
