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Antonyms for calls upon

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kawl
Phonetic Transcription : kɔl


Definition of calls upon

Origin :
  • early 14c., from call (v.). Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862.
  • As in manage : verb be in charge, control
  • As in ask : verb invite
  • As in petition : verb plead, appeal for
  • As in require : verb ask, demand; necessitate
  • As in summon : verb call to a place
  • As in tell : verb communicate
  • As in beg : verb seek charity
  • As in beseech : verb beg
  • As in command : verb demand
  • As in conjure : verb cast spell
  • As in drop in : verb visit
  • As in enjoin : verb order, command
  • As in exhort : verb urge, warn
  • As in appeal : verb request
Example sentences :
  • The voice which calls upon us to sustain them is the voice of God.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Upon Thursday evening Paul calls upon Agnes, according to appointment.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • The tenor, who may be regarded as the Narrator, calls upon the Watchman, "What of the night?"
  • Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
  • Anu calls upon two other gods to take up the contest with Zu.
  • Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
  • It is that which the challenge of Europe calls upon us now to defend.
  • Extract from : « The World Peril of 1910 » by George Griffith
  • He was kind in feeding the people, and he was just in his calls upon them.
  • Extract from : « The Sayings Of Confucius » by Confucius
  • Our own, our country's honor, calls upon us for a vigorous and manly exertion.
  • Extract from : « America First » by Various
  • It is some years since you accompanied Lawrence in his calls upon me, I believe.
  • Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
  • Yes, I do not think that Christianity calls upon us to ruin our families.
  • Extract from : « The Light Shines in Darkness » by Leo Tolstoy
  • And the Herald "calls upon the Companies" not to take any of this debt off our hands.
  • Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray

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