Thesaurus
call on
phrase
variants:
or call upon
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1
to place reliance or trust
- She's the one I call on when I need a friend.
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2
to make a request of
- She called on me for a ride to the airport.
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3
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
- They called on a specialist after other avenues had failed.
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“Call on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20on. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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