Bài viết 15 cụm động từ đi với "Call" trong tiếng Anh sẽ giúp cho các bạn luyện thi IELTS có thêm cho mình những kiến thức nền tảng tiếng Anh vững chắc. Ngoài ra, việc sử dụng những cụm động từ này trong bài thi IELTS Speaking sẽ giúp các bạn tạo ấn tượng tốt và tiến gần hơn mục tiêu IELTS band 8.0 hoặc 9.0.
1. Call after
- To give a child the same name as someone else, especially a family member
Example: We have called him Benjamin after his father.
2. Call around / Call round
- To go to someone’s house to visit them
Example: I called around yesterday but you weren’t there.
3. Call away
- To ask someone to go somewhere else
Example: I am afraid the doctor was called away on an emergency earlier today, but he should be back soon.
4. Call back
- To return a phone call or to phone someone again
Example: He’s on another call at the moment, but I will get him to call you back.
- To return to a place
Example: She said I could call back later today to collect the laundry.
- To be asked to return for a second interview or a second audition
Example: They are only going to call back 4 people out of the 80 people who went for the first interview.
5. Call for
- Publicly demand that something be done
Example: The protesters were calling for the resignation of the president.
- To require or make necessary
Example: John got the job! This news calls for a celebration!
- To go somewhere to pick someone or something up
Example: I will call for you around seven – try to be ready on time!
6. Call forth
- To elicit a reaction
Example: Bernard insulted his wife’s mother, which called forth an angry response from her.
7. Call in
- To phone
Example: The radio station’s listeners have been calling in all morning with answers to the quiz.
- To visit someone
Example: Can you call in on your grandmother on your way home and make sure she is alright?
- To ask a person, especially an expert, to come to do something
Example: We had to call in fumigators to deal with the mice and cockroaches.
- To ask someone to enter a room
Example: My boss called me in to his office yesterday morning to give me a warning because I came to work late three times this week.
8. Call off
- To cancel an organised event
Example: Sandra called off the wedding at the very last minute!
- To stop doing an activity
Example: We had to call off the search when it became too dark to continue.
9. Call on
- To visit someone
Example: I am going to call on my mother on the way home from work.
- To demand or request that someone do something
Example:The supporters of the opposition called on the government to call a new election.
- To use a quality, usually something that requires a great effort, in order to achieve something
Example: I had to call on all my strength to finish the marathon.
- Have recourse to
Example: We may need to call on experts in the field for their opinion on the matter.
- To ask for an answer or response
Example: The teacher always calls on me for the answer – it’s not fair!
10. Call up
- To phone somebody
Example: I will call up everyone we’d invited and tell them that we have called off the party.
- Select someone to play on a team
Example: He was called up to play for Spain in the World Cup.
- To summon for military service, especially during a war
Example: When the war broke out, he was terrified that he would be called up.
- To make you remember or recall something
Example: Seeing her again called up all those old memories.
- To make information in a computer appear on screen
Example: This icon will call up the menu.
11. Call out
- Order or request help from someone
Example: They called out the fire services when they saw the flames.
12. Call round
- To visit someone
Example: Thank you for calling round, I really appreciate it.
13. Call at
- Stop at a harbour, port or station
Example: This train will be calling at every station on the way to London.
14. Call by
- To visit somewhere briefly whilst on your way to somewhere else.
Example: I thought it my might be nice to call by Aunt Betty’s house on our way to Bristol.
15. Call down
- To find fault with; reprimand
Example: My professor is a perfectionist and always calls me down for such minor errors!
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