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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The UK prime minister and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen "welcomed the US's commitment to the region" in a call on Sunday morning, Downing Street said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
In a brief phone call on Wednesday, Welk confirmed to The Times that the company was working with investigators, but declined to comment on the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Citi retains a buy call on Megaport, and raises its price target by 11% to A$24.60/share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Our $220 target is a call on reuse 20–50 flights per vehicle, cheap refurb, fast turnaround,” Wlodarczak said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Ms. Saintima would never call on me to read my poem aloud unless I wanted to.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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