Antonyms for calling upon

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kawl

Phonetic Transcription : kɔl

Definition of calling 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 :

It was only the old man calling his son: David calling upon Absalom.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

My object in calling upon him was to induce him to do me justice at last.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Reardon was calling upon reserves of decency and good feeling.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

And yet he had gone to the very verge, calling upon Seraphina as if she could hear him.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

The American dashed to the stern, calling upon Guzman to follow.
Extract from : « Up the Forked River » by Edward Sylvester Ellis

If calling upon a guest in a home, you always ask for the hostess also.
Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway

Then I shall do myself the pleasure of calling upon you about six o'clock.
Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various

In calling upon this agency he acts the part of Frankenstein.
Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

“A man named Hauser is calling upon him this evening,” Madame told me.
Extract from : « The Golden Face » by William Le Queux

Perhaps to-morrow I may have the pleasure of calling upon you.
Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White

Synonyms for calling upon

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