to call to for help

  • 41call on — Synonyms and related words: adjure, advocate, appeal, appeal to, apply to, beg, beseech, bid, blandish, cajole, call for help, call the signals, call upon, charge, circulate a petition, clamor for, coax, command, commission, conjure, crave, cry… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 42call 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… …

    English dictionary

  • 43call box — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms call box : singular call box plural call boxes 1) British a public telephone box 2) American a telephone at the side of a road that you can use for calling for help …

    English dictionary

  • 44call on — or[call upon] {v.} 1. To make a call upon; visit. * /Mr. Brown called on an old friend while he was in the city./ 2. To ask for help. * /He called on a friend to give him money for the busfare to his home./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 45call on — or[call upon] {v.} 1. To make a call upon; visit. * /Mr. Brown called on an old friend while he was in the city./ 2. To ask for help. * /He called on a friend to give him money for the busfare to his home./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 46Call —    1) To cry for help, hence to pray (Gen. 4:26). Thus men are said to call upon the name of the Lord (Acts 2:21; 7:59; 9:14; Rom. 10:12; 1 Cor. 1:2).    2) God calls with respect to men when he designates them to some special office (Ex. 31:2;… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 47call — 1. noun /kɔːl/kɔːɫ/kɔɫ,kɑɫ/ a) A telephone conversation. I received several phone calls today. b) A social visit. I received several calls today. 2. verb /kɔːl/kɔːɫ/kɔɫ,kɑɫ/ …

    Wiktionary

  • 48call upon — v. make short visit to; turn to for help, able to appeal to ; invite; require seriously; make a claim of a debt; invoke; draw out a response from someone; pray, worship (e.g., call upon God) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 49ˈcall ˌbox — noun [C] 1) British a public telephone box Syn: phone box 2) American a telephone at the side of a road that you use to call for help …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 50call in — verb a) To communicate with a base etc, by telephone. b) To summon someone, especially for help or advice …

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