calling on

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Synonyms: falling on, callington, calling in, calling out, casting on, wallington, calling down, falling in, pulling on, calling off, calling up

Antonyms: falling on, callington, calling in, calling out, casting on, wallington, calling down, falling in, pulling on, calling off, calling up

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Verb

1. To visit (a person); to pay a call to.
   • I really should call on my aunt more often.
2. To select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer.
   • He sat there, baffled, hoping nobody would call on him.
3. 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.
4. To have recourse to.
   • Exhausted, he called on his last ounce of strength.
   • The young adventurer set out on the new planet alone, thankful that she could still call on her captain for advice in case of emergency.
5. 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.

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