- call in
- verb1. summon to enter (Freq. 2)-
The nurse called in the next patient
• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
2. summon to a particular activity or employment (Freq. 2)-Experts were called in
• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
3. pay a brief visit (Freq. 1)-The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
• Derivationally related forms: ↑caller (for: ↑call), ↑call (for: ↑call), ↑visit (for: ↑visit), ↑visitor (for: ↑visit), ↑visitant (for: ↑visit)• Hypernyms: ↑meet, ↑get together• Verb Group: ↑call• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
4. take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player (Freq. 1)• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
5. make a phone call (Freq. 1)-call in to a radio station
-call in sick
• Derivationally related forms: ↑call-in• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s Adjective
6. demand payment of (a loan)-Call a loan
• Syn: ↑call• Verb Group: ↑call• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
7. cause to be returned-recall the defective auto tires
-The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt
• Hypernyms: ↑take• Hyponyms: ↑decommission• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
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call in [phrasal verb]1 a : to make a telephone call to a place (such as the place where you work)She called in sick yesterday. [=she telephoned the place where she works to say that she was sick and would not be coming to work]
1 b : to make a telephone call to a radio or television programThousands of people called in to make a donation.
Many people have called in (to the show) with questions about the new law.
— see also ↑call-in1 c call (something) in or call in (something) : to deliver (something, such as a message) by making a telephone callHe called in an order for pizza.
2 : to go in somewhere to make a visit— often + onI called in on an old friend [=I visited an old friend] while I was in New York on business.
3 a : to say that something that has been given or sent should be returnedThe manufacturer has called in all its defective products.
3 b : to demand payment of (a loan)The bank has called in the loan.
They may have to call in a mediator to settle the strike.
Rescue workers have been called in to help search for survivors.
• • •Main Entry: ↑call* * *
ˌcall ˈin derivedto telephone a place, especially the place where you work•
Several people have
called in sicktoday.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.