| 单词 | call on someone |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to make an appeal or request to He was frequently called on to resolve conflicts. Synonyms request They requested him to leave. ask We had to ask him to leave. bid I dare say he did as he was bidden. invite She invited him to her birthday party. appeal to summon Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over. invoke The great magicians of old invoked their gods with sacrifice. call upon entreat They entreated the audience to stay calm. supplicate 2 (phrasal verb) I'm leaving early tomorrow to call on a friend. Synonyms visit look up drop in on look in on see I went to see him yesterday. Additional synonymsin the sense of ask We had to ask him to leave. Synonyms request, apply to, appeal to, plead with, demand, urge, sue, pray, beg, petition, crave (informal), solicit, implore, enjoin, beseech, entreat, supplicate in the sense of bid Definition to order I dare say he did as he was bidden. Synonyms tell, call, ask, order, charge (formal), require, direct, desire (formal), invite, command, summon, instruct, solicit, enjoinin the sense of entreat Definition to ask (someone) earnestly to do something They entreated the audience to stay calm. Synonyms beg, ask, appeal to, petition, pray to, conjure (formal), request, plead with, exhort (formal), implore, enjoin, beseech, importune (formal), ask earnestly, supplicate Nearby words of |
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