call up (/kɔːl ʌp/)

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🔊 /kɔːl ʌp/

Meaning

Meaning: telephone

To telephone someone. It can also mean to summon someone for military service.

Examples

🗣 I’ll call you up tonight to make plans.

Etymology

From ‘call’ plus ‘up’, a common form for making a phone call.

How & Where It’s Used

Informal for phoning someone.

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Tags: phrasal-verb

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