With 'call' Flashcards

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call back

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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.”

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call by

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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.”

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3
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call for sth 1

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To need or deserve a particular action, remark, or quality:

“It’s the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.”

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call for sth 2

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To demand that something happens:

“Members have called for his resignation.”

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call for sth 3

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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.”

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call sb in

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To ask sb to come to help in a difficult situation:

“A new team of detectives were called in to conduct a fresh inquiry.”

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call sb/sth off

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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.”

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call sb back

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To phone sb again, or to phone sb who called you earlier:

“I’m a bit busy - can I call you back later?”

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call for sb

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To go to a place in order to collect sb:

“I’ll call for you at eight.”

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10
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call forth sth (formal)

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To cause sth to exist:

“The proposed shopping centre has called forth an angry response from local residents.”

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call sth in

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To demand that borrowed money be paid back:

“He needs to make the business work before the bank calls in the loan.”

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call sth off

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To cancel sth:

“Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the icy weather.”

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