CALL ON/UPON (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of CALL ON/UPON (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

call on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ call )

1 . to formally ask someone to do something

call on somebody to do something

The UN has called on both sides to observe the ceasefire.

2 . to visit someone for a short time:

Why don’t you call on my sister when you’re in Brighton?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.