Call on

verb

  1. To visit (a person); to pay a call to.

    I really should call on my aunt more often.

  2. To select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer.

    He sat there, baffled, hoping nobody would call on him.

  3. (also call upon) To request or ask something of (a person); to select for a task.

    The king called on his subjects to take up arms and defend the kingdom.

Synonyms: correct, pay a visit, visit, wait on, summon up

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