call up

verbA2 · Elementary

To phone someone.

Meanings of «call up»

1. verb

to phone someone

I will call up my friend to make weekend plans.

2. verb

to choose someone to join a team or the army

The coach decided to call up a new player for the team.

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Synonyms and similar words

callsummon

What A2 means

A2 covers everyday situations: shopping, travel, work, describing your background and immediate needs. There are 2,566 A2 words in this dictionary; the whole dictionary holds 84,633 words graded A1–C2.

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