English Vocabulary is vital for English speaking. If you don’t know vocabulary, you will have to face difficulties while speaking. Phrasal verbs are important to improve your English vocabulary. If you use phrasal verbs in a sentence, the sentence will get an extra value.

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10 Vital Phrasal Verbs with “Call”

1. Call off
2. Call up
3. Call for
4. Call on
5. Call at
6. Call out
7. Call in
8. Call over
9. Call forth
10. Call by

1. Call off – Meanings and Sentences

Meanings :

• Abandon
• Cancel
• Withdraw
  

Sentences :
1. The strike was called off by the workers.
2. The meeting has been called off.
3. The attack was called off.
4. The labourers called off the strike.

2. Call up – Meanings and Sentences

Meanings :

• Remember
• Bring back to memory
• Recall

Sentences :
1. The patient could not call up past events.
2. I cannot call up the name of the poet.
3. I cannot call up his name.
4. I cannot call up the details of that event.

3. Call for – Meanings and Sentences

Meanings :

• Demand
• Require

Sentence :
1. I called for his explanation.
2. His action calls for an explanation.
3. I could not call for an explanation of that simple matter.
4. The nation calls for every citizen to do his duty.
5. The present crisis calls for determined efforts to solve it.

4. Call on – Meanings and Sentences

Meaning :

• Meet

Sentences :
1. I shall call on you tomorrow.
2. I shall call on you at your house.
3. I called on him last Friday.
4. My friend called on me last weekend.

5. Call at – Meanings and Sentences

Meaning :

• Visit one’s house
• Make a short visit

Sentence :
1. Yesterday I called at your house.
2. I shall call at your office tomorrow.
3. He called at my office yesterday.
4. I shall call at your house soon.
5. I called at the library.
6. I called at his house in the afternoon.

6. Call out – Meanings and Sentences

Meanings :

• Shout
• Summon to take action

Sentences :
1. The patient called out for a glass of water.
2. The lady called out for help.
3. The troops were called out to restore order.
4. Captain Chowdhury called out the soldiers.

7. Call in – Meanings and Sentences

Meaning :

• Send for

Sentence :
1. Please call in a doctor.

8. Call over – Meanings and Sentences

Meanings :

• Read out
• Call the names according to a list

Sentences :
1. The teacher called over the names of his pupils in the class.
2. The teacher is calling over the roll numbers.

9. Call forth – Meanings and Sentences

Meanings :

• Evoke
• Elicit
• Achieve

Sentences :
1. Corruption calls forth a fall.
2. His heroism called forth the admiration of all.

10. Call by – Meanings and Sentences

Meaning :

• Pay a short visit

Sentences :
1. Mr. Roy will call by me tomorrow.

FAQs

Q 1. What is the past and past participle form of “Call” ?

Answer : Call (Present) – Called (Past) – Called (Past participle) – Calling (Present participle)

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