Call Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The manager asked her assistant to call up the supplier and confirm the order.
- Can you call up the restaurant and make a reservation for tonight.
- He tried to call up his sister on her birthday but the lines were busy.
- I've been trying to call up the repair service for hours, but no one is answering.
- The doctor will call up the lab to get the test results.
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Meaning 2
Bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The supreme court judge decided to call up the case for immediate review.
- A member of parliament asked the speaker to call up the contentious issue for debate.
- The mayor called up the proposal for the new development project during the meeting.
- After reviewing the case files, the detective decided to call up the suspect for further questioning.
- The judge ordered the clerk to call up the next case on the docket.
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Meaning 3
Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The smell of freshly baked cookies can call up memories of my childhood.
- She stared at the old photographs, trying in vain to call up the names of the people in them.
- After a few moments of silence, the name of the song managed to call up itself in my mind.
- Hearing that song always seems to call up images of that summer vacation from my teenage years.
- The elderly woman struggled to call up her grandmother's recipe from her memory after many years.
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Meaning 4
Call to arms; of military personnel.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- In times of war, the president can call up the reserves to supplement the regular forces.
- The government issued a statement that it may call up the national guard to help maintain order during the protests.
- In anticipation of the looming invasion, the country's military leaders call up thousands of soldiers.
- Facing increased tensions with neighboring countries, the government decided to call up all available military personnel to active duty.
- To prepare for the impending attack, military commanders call up every able-bodied soldier on the base.
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Meaning 5
Cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively; "clicking on the icon calls up the program"; "the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"; "running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- Her vivid description of the beach scene called up images of sun-kissed holidays spent as a child.
- The nostalgic tune called up memories of a past love in her heart.
- When the ambulance driver entered her coordinates it called up the directions to the nearest hospital on the GPS.
- Running into an old friend at the high school reunion called up a mix of happy memories and old rivalries.
- The teacher clicking on the interactive link called up a world of information and visual aids for her students.