English · Word pair Candidate C1

call on somebody

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

visit someone, especially briefly

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thăm ai, đặc biệt là trong thời gian ngắn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: ask someone to come forward

Examples

I'll call on my friend on my way home

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Everyday learner phrase (CEFR C1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “call on somebody” mean?

visit someone, especially briefly Literally: ask someone to come forward

Is “call on somebody” formal or informal?

call on somebody is generally neutral.