The most useful: 5 phrasal verbs in English with “call”

Why do you think phrasal verbs are so important? The answer is very simple and clear, because they are part of the daily life of any English speaker, both when it comes to showing off their best suit ("put on"), and when taking out the trash from the house ("carry out " "take out").

You can use these phrasal verbs in English and put them into practice in your online english classes, since they will help you enrich your vocabulary, it is also recommended that you learn the most used words in english. Below we will tell you the five most used phrasal verbs with “call”:

Call off (Cancel, suspend something)

It is used for situations that were planned but for some reason, usually an inconvenience, must be canceled. “Lucas and I have decided to call off our wedding” (Lucas and I have decided to cancel our wedding).

Call on (visit someone, ask, exhort, urge)

This is one of the most useful phrasal verbs, since it is used when you want to ask for something, visit someone, motivate another to do something, so it has several uses that must be taken into account.

"The citizens called on the Avengers to act against Thanos” (The citizens asked the Avengers to act against Thanos.)

Call up (call someone, summon, ask, request, remember, propose, telephone)

Another very useful phrasal verb, which is used in the same way to ask, remember, request something from someone, even to call. But the question you should ask yourself with “call up” is why is it not useful?

An example of this phrasal verbs in English would be: Harry called up Sirius yesterday. (Harry called Sirius yesterday).

Call back

It is very common in environments where phones are always present, that is, almost everywhere, mainly referring to calls.

One of the examples would be: Can you call me back? (Could you call me back?)

Call around (calling many people by phone, usually with the aim of acquiring information)

It is a phrasal phrasal verb, you may not apply it every day in your conversations in English, but we want to emphasize that in addition to being very common, it is a great example of a phrasal verb.

One of the examples of this phrasal verbs is: Before buying the book, call around to see if anyone has it. (Before you buy the book, call to see if anyone has it.)

Why are phrasal verbs so difficult to learn?

• These do not have a literal translation: that is, “call off” cannot be translated as “call off,” but rather means “cancel, suspend,” therefore, since its own meaning cannot be deduced, there is no other option but to incorporate the concept.
• It does not always have to do with the literal meaning of the verb: Many people think that all phrasal verbs that include “call” have something to do with “call,” but this is not always the case. You will come across phrasal verbs of “call”, which mean from “ask” to “curse”, you will have to be very aware of this if you do not want to spend an awkward moment.

Learning phrasal verbs is very useful, it also helps you take advantage of all the advantages of taking private English classes, since you will be able to expand your vocabulary more and more and know how many everyday phrases are composed.