Phrasal Verbs with “CALL” in English
Call[kɔːl] is a regular verb. Phrasal verbs with “call” include:
- call at
- I called at the bank and arranged to transfer some money
- call away
- I’m sorry, Mr Sharp is not in the office at the moment, he’s been called away to attend a meeting
- call back
- Our representative in Paris must be called back
- call by
- I thought I’d call by and see how you were
- call down
- The newspapers called down Tom’s latest book
- call for
- The situation called for drastic measures
- сall forth
- They are thoughts that call forth love in others
- call in
- She called in last Monday to see our new house
- call in at
- I want to call in at one of those hotels to check something
- call off
- The game was called off
- call on/upon
- He called on/upon all housewives in the area and asked them to sign the petition
- call out
- Trouble can call out a person’s best qualities
- call up
- He called me up to tell me about it
- сall round
- The nurse said she would call round to see my sister