call on

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call on

verb calls on · calling on · called on

idiomatic, transitive To visit (a person); to pay a call to. I really should call on my aunt more often.
Similar: pay a visit, visit, wait on
idiomatic, transitive To select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer. He sat there, baffled, hoping nobody would call on him.
idiomatic, transitive To request or ask something of (a person); to select for a task. The king called on his subjects to take up arms and defend the kingdom.
Similar: call upon
idiomatic, transitive To have recourse to. Exhausted, he called on his last ounce of strength.
Similar: call upon, summon up
ditransitive, idiomatic, transitive To correct; to point out an error or untruth. The salesman persisted in quoting a rate higher than was listed, until we called him on it.
Similar: correct, call out

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verb To [[select]] (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer

Español	purrir la palabra a, interpelar a

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@misc{call_on_2026,
  title = {call on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/call%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}