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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“Our $220 target is a call on reuse 20–50 flights per vehicle, cheap refurb, fast turnaround,” Wlodarczak said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 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
Just last week 23 organisations wrote to the first minister to call on him to ditch the policy.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Other related lawsuits are pending across the U.S., so some legal experts predict that the Supreme Court will make the ultimate call on how to regulate or at least categorize these platforms.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
“I’ll tell you what. I won’t call on you if you promise that sometime within the next week you’ll raise your hand on your own and answer a question. Is that a deal?”
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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