call on
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Also, call upon.
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Make a request, ask for, choose, as in We are calling upon you to run for chairman , or The teacher called on Joe to answer . [c. 1400]
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Pay a brief visit, as in The salesman said he'd call on me in the morning . Shakespeare had this usage in Antony and Cleopatra (1:4): “I'll call upon you ere you go to bed.” [Late 1500s]
Example Sentences
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He specifically called on the U.S. and Israel to end the war, as “human suffering deepens, civilian casualties mount, and the global economic impact is increasingly devastating.”
From Los Angeles Times
During Chewy’s earnings call on Wednesday, Singh said the company had opened 10 new Chewy Vet Care practices last year, bringing the total to 18 locations in five states.
From MarketWatch
He has called on the authorities to raise the price per litre at the pump or increase the subsidies.
From Barron's
He said he had been the duty officer who received the call on Saturday morning.
From BBC
Federal data shows dozens of close calls on runways preceded the LaGuardia crash.
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