call on
Definition
Verb: 1. To visit someone, usually for a short time: To go to see someone at their home or another place. 2. To formally ask or request someone to do something: To appeal to someone or make a request for help, information, or action.
Examples
- Verb (To visit):
- I will call on my grandmother this afternoon to see how she is doing.
- The sales representative calls on potential clients in the downtown area.
- Verb (To request):
- The teacher called on me to answer the difficult question.
- The president called on all citizens to remain calm during the crisis.
Advanced Usage
- "to call on someone's expertise": To formally ask someone to use their special knowledge or skills.
- We had to call on the engineer's expertise to solve the complex problem.
- "to call on someone's generosity": To make an appeal to someone's kindness or willingness to give.
- The charity called on the public's generosity to support the relief efforts.
Variants and Related Words
- Call (verb): To telephone someone or to give someone or something a name.
- Calling (noun): A strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a vocation.
- Call upon: A more formal variant of "call on" with the same meaning, especially for making a request.
- I now call upon the chairman to give his speech.
Synonyms
- Visit: To go to see a person or place.
- Request: To politely or formally ask for something.
- Appeal to: To make a serious or urgent request.
- Summon: To authoritatively order someone to be present.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Call off: To cancel an event or agreement.
- They had to call off the picnic due to the storm.
- Call for: To require or demand something; to publicly ask for something to happen.
- This situation calls for immediate action.
- Call up: To telephone someone; to order someone to join the military.
- He was called up to serve in the army.
Related Idioms
- Pay a call: An idiomatic way to say "to visit someone".
- I thought I'd pay a call on my old friend while I was in town.
- Call it a day: To decide to stop working on something.
- We've done enough for now; let's call it a day.
Verb
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have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
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She called on her Representative to help her
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She turned to her relatives for help
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