Phrasal Verbs with “call”

 

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1. Call after
To give a child the same name as someone else, especially a family member

= be named after someone

• We have called him Benjamin after his father.

1.1. Call at =  Visit

To call at a place is to stop at that place briefly. This expression is mainly used in association with boats and ships.

• The ship will call at the port for a few hours.

2. Call around / Call round
To go to someone’s house to visit them

• I called around yesterday but you weren’t there.

3. Call away
To ask someone to go somewhere else

• I am afraid the doctor was called away on an emergency earlier today, but he should be back soon.