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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"We call on everyone to join us in praying for the safety, healing and recovery of those affected by this incident," it said in a statement.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
According to the BBC, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirmed the end of military operations in a phone call on Iranian state TV, which portrayed the framework deal as a “victory for Iran.”
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
The Zephirin Group made a positive trading call on shares Tuesday evening, pointing out that only there is an “underappreciated supply-demand imbalance.”
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
For the Barclays team, “the E.U. versus U.S. trade has largely been a call on oil and Tech since March.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
While still holding onto me, she makes a call on her cell.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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