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call on / visit

• Thread starter Akasaka
• Start date Jun 11, 2008

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• Jun 11, 2008

Hello everyone, I visited my uncle. I called on my uncle. Which is better, visited or called on in this sentence? My dictionary says that "call on somebody" is formal than "visit", so I suppose to call on one's uncle, if he is familiar, is a little odd, isn't it? Thanks in advance.  

In AE "call on" for 'visit' is more than just formal, it's arch, bordering on entirely outmoded. I believe it is still common enough in BE, but wait for someone "over there" to voice an opinion. We (AE) do however use the phrase 'call on' in the sense 'urge': " I call on the senator to voice his opposition to the proposition ."  

mgarizona said: In AE "call on" for 'visit' is more than just formal, it's arch" Click to expand...

Hello Akasaka, If you called on your uncle in American English, it would have been in the nineteenth century or before. The term is not in current use, though it would be understood by educated readers. It may still be current in other varieties of English.  

Does it not still exist in AE in set phrases like "pay a condolence call"?  

In NZE, to visit is a more common verb than to call on, but both are still used. A related verb is "to call in on someone". E.g "I might call in on Suzie on my way home", "I need to call in on the supermarket on my way over". I don't consider visit to be less formal than call on.  

I also note that we refer to "sales calls" where a salesperson "calls on" clients. I hadn't thought about it, but it seems to me that "call on" usually has a directed purpose, i.e. something to accomplish or fulfill whereas "visit" has no particular purpose except to share time. Note that "call on" cannot replace "visit" where places are involved. One does not "call on London," for example.  

Nun-Translator said: Does it not still exist in AE in set phrases like "pay a condolence call"? Click to expand...

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An explanation of the different meanings of the English phrasal verb 'call on', with lots of examples in context.

Hello and welcome to my website all about English phrasal verbs! Read on to learn more about the phrasal verbs ' call on ' and also its variant form ' call upon '....

This post is all about the English phrasal verb ' call on ', however as I am feeling generous this week, I have also included the variant form ' call upon ' for you, so you get two for the price of one! In this post, I will explain all of the different meanings of ' call on ' and ' call upon ' and how native English speakers use them in everyday language. In the post, I use ' call (up)on ' to refer to both verbs as in most cases they mean the same thing. So, without further ado, let's get started....

CALL (UP)ON: KEY INFORMATION

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Let's begin this post by considering the different meanings of the individual words ' call ', ' up ' and ' upon ', which all make up our phrasal verb of choice.

Firstly, we have 'to call ', which is a frequently used verb in English, with several distinct but related usages, such as giving someone or something a name, telephoning someone or shouting loudly to get someone's attention. Another less common usage of 'to call ', which is highly relevant for the phrasal verb ' call (up)on ' is 'to make a request or a demand'.

Secondly, we have the prepositional particle ' on ', which you will certainly be very familiar with already. ' On ' can be used in a huge variety of different ways in English and functions as an adverb, a preposition and even as an adjective. When used in phrasal verb constructions, ' on ' can often add the ideas of progression and continuation.

Last but not least, we have the prepositional particle ' upon '. This is formed by the combination of the particles ' up ' and ' on ' but actually serves as a more formal synonym for ' on '. ' Upon ' is an older English term that is being gradually replaced by ' on ', but can still be heard today, especially in formal language and also in place names in the UK, for example Shakespeare's birthplace is the town of Stratford-upon-Avon (Avon is the name of a river).

So, now that we have covered the basics, let's take a look at the meanings of call (up)on ....

MEANING 1: To formally ask someone to do something

The first way that the phrasal verb ' call on ' and its variant ' call upon ' are used in English is 'to formally request someone to do something'. This is often when the request is made publicly, either physically in front of people or broadcasted via tv, radio or the internet.

Have you ever been to a wedding in an English-speaking country? If not, I'm sure as an English learner you will have certainly seen weddings on English language TV or movies. If you have, you may have heard the bride or groom say the following words during the ceremony as part of their vows....

"I call upon  these persons here present to witness...."

Now, the wording above probably seems strange to you and that is because it is archaic, old-fashioned English that is no longer used anymore outside of formal situations and ceremonies. What the person is actually doing is just requesting that all of the guests witness the vows that he or she is making.

As weddings are traditional ceremonies, much of the language used in them has been preserved from older English and so ' call upon ' tends to be used here rather than ' call on ', although ' call on ' is being used more and more, especially in more modern ceremonies.

In addition to weddings, ' call (up)on ' is often used by people who have an audience or following to ask for some type of change from a government or an organisation. As the nature of these requests can often be urgent or desperate, it is common for them to become demands or orders, depending on the level of influence that the person has. In these situations, ' call on ' is perhaps used more than the more formal ' call upon ', although you can still hear both.

Examples of usage...

I call upon all persons here present to witness that I, John Smith, take thee, Lisa Jones, to be my lawful wedded wife.

The Head of the National Education Committee has called on the government to act urgently in order to resolve the matter.

The councillors called on the city mayor to resign and step down, however he refused to do so.

The government is calling on all doctors to reconsider their planned strike next week.

MEANING 2: To invite someone to speak

The next meaning of ' call (up)on ' derives directly from the first usage that we have just looked at and this is 'to invite or to ask someone to speak'.

This application of ' call (up)on ' is again a formal usage that you tend to hear more in official and ceremonial environments, especially in a courtroom or at a ceremony, event or business meeting when someone is asked to make a speech.

As this is a formal usage, you are far more likely to hear the traditional English variation ' call upon ', although ' call on ' is used more and more in modern English, which is a trend that I do not think will end anytime soon.

For this particular usage, it is quite common for it to be used in the passive sense, i.e. to be called (up)on .

Examples of usage....

I now call upon the CEO to address the board and outline the agenda for this AGM.

I'd like to call upon the headteacher of the school to say a few words.

The court now calls upon the witness, Mr. Steven White, to provide us with a detailed description of what he saw on the evening of the crime.

During the inquest, the Prime Minister was called on to speak several times.

MEANING 3: To make use of a quality that you possess

Imagine that you have a superpower, such as flying or being invisible, but this superpower is not one that you use all the time, it is rather just used when you 'activate' it in times of need. To describe this activation of your superpower, you could say that you ' call (up)on it ', which is kind of like saying that you request for it to work.

Sadly, in reality nobody has such a superpower (that I know of), however we do all have individual talents and abilities that we can use from time to time and for this we would say that we ' call (up)on ' them we need them, which is the third meaning of this phrasal verb.

The talents and abilities that a person can call (up)on are generally something that a person is able to do but does not do often or has not done for a long time. As such, the range of these skills is almost limitless and can range from songwriting skills, to keeping calm in high pressure situations or speaking a foreign language. In addition to talents and abilities, ' call (up)on ' can also be used in this way with strength and energy, especially in times of need.

Whilst filming the movie, the actress called on her ability to improvise in the moment.

Despite swearing to never do it again, the psychic decided to call on her ability to see into the future one more time.

In order to pass this exam, I had to call on every last bit of my memory.

Jane will need to call on every ounce of strength that she has to get through this next challenge.

MEANING 4: To visit someone

Our final usage of ' call (up)on ' is a bit of a departure from the usages that we have considered so far as this one means 'to visit someone'. In general, this tends to be used when the visit is unplanned, short or both.

This is a primarily British English usage that is commonly used in everyday spoken language and is more informal than the verb 'to visit'. Due to the 'visiting' aspect of this application, it is used most often to describe visiting someone at their home, however it can also be used for visits to see people in hospital or any other place where they are staying for a period of time.

Due to the more informal nature of this meaning, ' call on ' is almost always used here as ' call upon ' in this situation would sound overly formal.

It is also possible to use the variation 'to call in on someone' here (just to make it a bit more complicated), which means the same thing but can also imply that the visit was very short e.g. you go to someone's house to check that they are ok and leave after 5 or 10 minutes.

One last thing to note here is that to ' call on ' someone can often be used when talking about door to door salespeople, who visit potential customers at their houses in order to sell them something. In this sense, it is quite negative in nature.

We called on my Dad on our way back from our holiday.

John called on his best friend last night but nobody was at home.

I am going to call in on Lisa in the hospital later to make sure that she is ok.

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call on ( third-person singular simple present calls on , present participle calling on , simple past and past participle called on ) ( idiomatic , transitive )

• To visit (a person); to pay a call to. Synonyms: pay a visit , visit , wait on I really should call on my aunt more often.
• 2007 , Barbara Seranella, Deadman's Switch , Thomas Dunne Books, →ISBN , pages 33–4 : “Mr. Rayney, Mr. Rayney,” the reporters clamored, and hands shot up. ¶ Charlotte called on the reporter from the L.A. Times , promising herself that she would lead with the OC Register reporter next time.
• 1909 October 14, Edward Kimball Hall, speech, in The Inauguration of Ernest Fox Nichols, D.Sc., LL.D., as president of Dartmouth College , The Rumford Press, page 88 : The alma mater had again called on her sons in her hour of need and again they had responded.
• 1945 November and December, H. R. Fox, “The Jamaica Railway, 1845-1945”, in Railway Magazine , page 315 : Because of the drastic reduction in the use of petrol and tyres the railway is now called on to effect practically all the island's transport, with the exception of a small amount handled by one coastwise steamer.
• 1974 , Bruce Thordarson, Lester Pearson: Diplomat and Politician ‎ [1] , Oxford University Press, →ISBN , page 120 : President Kennedy imposed a naval blockade on Cuba to prevent delivery of the missiles and called on his allies for support.
• 2002 , Bruno Coppieters, “Legitimate Authority”, chapter 2 of Bruno Coppieters and Nick Fotion (editors), Moral Constraints on War: Principles and Cases , Lexington Books, →ISBN , page 46 : De Gaulle called on the military to break with their hierarchical superiors and on the other French citizens to distance themselves from their government.
• ( also call upon ) To have recourse to. Synonym: summon up 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.
• ( ditransitive ) To correct ; to point out an error or untruth . Synonyms: correct , call out The salesman persisted in quoting a rate higher than was listed, until we called him on it.

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to visit someone for a short time

visit, drop by (informal), drop in (informal)

For example

• call on sb I'll call on John on my way home and see how he's doing.
• call on sb We haven't seen Pedro for a while. Let's call on him tomorrow morning.

If you call on someone, you

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Definition of call on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• She called on the government to hold a vote.
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• I now call upon the chairman to address the meeting.

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• call somebody on something
• call somebody out (on/for something)
• (be) on call
• call time (on something)
• have first call (on somebody/something)

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Definition of call

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intransitive verb

transitive verb

Definition of call  (Entry 2 of 2)

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summon , call , cite , convoke , convene , muster mean to demand the presence of.

summon implies the exercise of authority.

call may be used less formally for summon .

cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge.

convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes.

convene is somewhat less formal than convoke .

muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole.

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Word History

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Old Norse kalla ; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High German kallōn to talk loudly, Old Church Slavonic glasŭ voice

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing call

• a place to call home
• at one's beck and call
• at someone's beck and call
• beyond the call of duty
• bring / call / put into play
• call a halt to
• call - and - response
• call a spade a spade
• call (a) time - out
• call - board
• call forwarding
• call in question
• call in sick
• call into doubt
• call into question
• call it a day
• call it an early night
• call it a night
• call it quits
• call it / them like one sees it / them
• call letters
• call number
• call of nature
• call one's bluff
• call (someone) on the carpet
• call someone's bluff
• call (something) to order
• call / take the register
• call the shots
• call the tune
• call to account
• call to arms
• call to quarters
• call - waiting
• cattle call
• clarion call
• conference call
• courtesy call
• curtain call
• distress signal / call
• give (someone) a call
• hear the call of the wild
• it's (someone's) call
• judgment call
• no call for
• not much call for
• pay (someone) a call
• port of call
• put in a call to
• return someone's call
• take someone's call
• the call of nature
• to call one's own
• too close to call
• wake - up call
• went beyond the call of duty
• within call

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Legal definition of call.

Note: A security issuer may call a security only if calling it is previously provided for, as, for example, in the indenture for a bond or in the stock agreement for preferred stock. The issuer usually pays the holder a premium for a called security.

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• use courage, reserve, nerve or strength to achieve something
• to visit someone for a short while
• ask someone to do something (officially)
• make an urgent request for somebody to do something
• ask someone in a group to speak

Example Sentences

• He had to call on all his strength to get to the finals.
• We go past my sister’s house on the way home so let’s call on her.
• My neighbour is always handy if I need to call on her.
• Harry was called on to make a quick announcement at the meeting.
• The head of the church has called on the disgraced politician to resign.
• You can call on me if you need help with the garden.
• The manager called on all the staff to be mindful of the new budget restrictions.
• My maths teacher called on me for the answer, but I wasn’t listening and got in trouble.
• Catherine needed to call on all her courage to stand up to the office bully.
• The government is calling on our allies to reach an agreement.

This is a phrasal verb with several uses as above. You can also use call upon.

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• beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
• happen along/by (somewhere)
• have access to someone/something
• house-to-house
• stomping ground
• stop by (somewhere)
• stop off somewhere

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"I am taking it one day at a time, just putting days together," he told Wolfson. "I am starting to feel like myself again, now I am just waiting on that right team to call me and get back on track."

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Rep. Adam Schiff, a prominent Democrat and leading candidate for Senate in California, urged President Joe Biden on Wednesday to "pass the torch" and exit the presidential race.

“Joe Biden has been one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history, and his lifetime of service as a Senator, a Vice President, and now as President has made our country better,” Schiff said in a statement.

“But our nation is at a crossroads,” he added. “A second Trump presidency will undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November.”

His statement echoes calls from other Democrats who have called for the president to step aside in the aftermath of his disappointing debate performance in June.

Schiff is an influential voice in the Democratic Party. He is a close ally of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had made him Intelligence Committee chairman when she ran the Democratic Caucus. She had also appointed Schiff to lead the group of House impeachment managers prosecuting the case against former President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, and picked Schiff to serve on the House committee investigating Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6 attack.

Even as Biden has insisted he's not dropping out, Pelosi has left the door open to the possibility of a different nominee, saying on MSNBC that Biden needs to decide quickly about his future.

Schiff argued Wednesday that it is time for Biden to “pass the torch,” saying Democrats would have a better chance of beating Trump in November if he steps aside.

“While the choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone, I believe it is time for him to pass the torch,” he said. “And in doing so, secure his legacy of leadership by allowing us to defeat Donald Trump in the upcoming election.”

Schiff vowed to get behind a potential replacement for Biden on the Democratic presidential ticket if the president were to drop out.

During an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” this month, Schiff had said that Vice President Kamala Harris "very well could win overwhelmingly" if Biden were to step aside and would be a "phenomenal president."

Schiff gave the Biden campaign a heads-up before publicly calling on him to drop out, according to a source familiar with the matter.

In a defiant interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt on Monday, Biden said he wasn't going anywhere and that he had earned the Democratic nomination, with backing from 14 million primary voters. Asked about his apparent confusion at the June debate with Trump, Biden said his "mental acuity has been pretty damn good."

In response to a request for comment about Schiff's statement, the Biden campaign pointed to numerous statements of support from Democratic lawmakers, including from prominent Black leaders like Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford, D-Nev., both of who were traveling with Biden this week in Nevada.

Ryan Nobles is a correspondent covering Capitol Hill.

Summer Concepcion is a politics reporter for NBC News.

Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.