Call at
- to visit a place (for a short time)
I'm going tocall at the bank to withdraw some money.
Call (sb) back
- to telephone someone again
Can you ask him to call me back when he arrives?
Call by
- to make a short visit
Go and buy some more food. Tom and his wife are calling by this evening.
Call for
- BrE to visit a place to collect a person or thing
- to require, demand
I am going to the cinema with my father. He is calling for me at 6 o'clock.
I've got a new job. That calls for a celebration.
The union leaders are calling for a strike action.
Call in
- to send for someone to do some service
- BrE to stop somewhere on the way to somewhere else
Our tap is leaking. We'll have to call in a plumber.
I'll call in at the supermarket on the way to the cinema.
Call off
- to cancel something
Because of the rain they had to call off the concert.
Call on
- to visit someone
- to ask someone to do something
I'll call on you on my way to work.
The CEO called on the guest speaker to address the gathering.
Call out
- to say something loudly
The fireman called out to him.
Call up
- BrE to summon for military service
2. to telephone someone
He wasn't called up until the war was nearly over.
I called him up and told him the news.
