call+to+answer

  • 21call on someone — call on (someone) 1. to ask someone to do something. The governor called on the public to use less water during this dry weather. The teacher called on me with a tough question, and I didn t know the answer. 2. to visit someone. Part of my job… …

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  • 22call on — (someone) 1. to ask someone to do something. The governor called on the public to use less water during this dry weather. The teacher called on me with a tough question, and I didn t know the answer. 2. to visit someone. Part of my job was to go… …

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  • 23call screening — call .screening n [U] 1.) a special service that you can buy from your telephone company which prevents particular people from calling you 2.) when you let an answering machine answer your telephone calls, and you then only talk to callers that… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24answer — an|swer1 W1S1 [ˈa:nsə US ˈænsər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reply)¦ 2¦(test/competition etc)¦ 3¦(invitation/letter etc)¦ 4¦(problem)¦ 5¦(on the phone)¦ 6¦(at the door)¦ 7 have/know all the answers 8 somebody s answer to something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25Call and response (music) — In music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first. It corresponds to the call and response pattern in… …

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  • 26answer — 1 noun 1 REPLY (C, U) something you say when you reply to a question that someone has asked you: I asked Janine what she thought, but I m still waiting for her answer. | give (sb) an answer: You don t have to give them an answer straight away. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27call — call1 [ kɔl ] verb *** ▸ 1 ask/tell someone to come ▸ 2 shout to someone ▸ 3 telephone someone ▸ 4 describe someone/something ▸ 5 use a name for someone/something ▸ 6 say/announce something loudly ▸ 7 organize something ▸ 8 of animals ▸ 9 say… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28answer — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English andswaru (akin to Old Norse andsvar answer); akin to Old English and against, swerian to swear more at ante Date: before 12th century 1. a. something spoken or written in reply to a question b.… …

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  • 29answer — an|swer1 [ ænsər ] verb *** ▸ 1 reply to question, etc. ▸ 2 in a test/competition ▸ 3 explain your behavior ▸ 4 provide what is needed ▸ 5 do something as a reaction ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give a spoken reply to a question …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30call — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on the telephone ADJECTIVE ▪ phone, telephone ▪ long ▪ quick, short ▪ I ll just make a quick phone call …

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