English-Finnish translations for call on

Definition of call on

• To visit ; to pay a call to
• To select to provide an answer
• To request or ask something of ; to select for a task
• To have recourse to
• To correct; to point out an error or untruth

Examples

• I really should call on my aunt more often
• He sat there, baffled, hoping nobody would call on him
• The king called on his subjects to take up arms and defend the kingdom
• Exhausted, he called on his last ounce of strength
• The salesman persisted in quoting a rate higher than was listed, until we called him on it

Related words

• call button
• call upon
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• call oneself
• call option
• call television
• call attention
• callable bond
• recall action