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call on Definition and Meaning in English (call on definition)

verb
Synonyms:visitsummonrequest
Quick Answer • Definition

Call on definition: To ask someone to speak or to perform a task.

Definitions of Call on

  1. 1verb(formal)

    To ask someone to speak or to perform a task.

  2. 2verb(formal)

    To visit someone.

Example Sentences

formal

“The chairman will call on the secretary to speak.”

casual

“We should call on him while we are in town.”

formal

“They decided to call on the troops.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensecalled on
present participlecalling on

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Call on definition: To ask someone to speak or to perform a task.
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'Call on' translates to 'call on' in English. Call on definition: To ask someone to speak or to perform a task.
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