With 'call' Flashcards
call back
To return to a place in order to see someone or collect something:
“She said she’d call back later to pick up that report.”
call by
To visit somewhere for a short while on your way to somewhere else:
“I just thought I’d call by on my way into town.”
call for sth 1
To need or deserve a particular action, remark, or quality:
“It’s the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.”
call for sth 2
To demand that something happens:
“Members have called for his resignation.”
call for sth 3
To say publicly that something should happen or is necessary:
“They called for an investigation into how the investments were made and who is responsible.”
call sb in
To ask sb to come to help in a difficult situation:
“A new team of detectives were called in to conduct a fresh inquiry.”
call sb/sth off
To order a dog, or sometimes a person, to stop attacking sb or sth:
“I shouted to him to call his dog off, but he just laughed at me.”
call sb back
To phone sb again, or to phone sb who called you earlier:
“I’m a bit busy - can I call you back later?”
call for sb
To go to a place in order to collect sb:
“I’ll call for you at eight.”
call forth sth (formal)
To cause sth to exist:
“The proposed shopping centre has called forth an angry response from local residents.”
call sth in
To demand that borrowed money be paid back:
“He needs to make the business work before the bank calls in the loan.”
call sth off
To cancel sth:
“Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the icy weather.”