call on
Ask to answer
Call on means to ask someone to do something or speak, often in a formal or public setting: The teacher called on me to answer.
It also means to visit someone briefly: I called on my grandmother this afternoon.
To call on a resource or quality is to draw upon it: She called on all her courage to face the crowd.
Visit without appointment
swing by · pay a visit · check in · see · guest · doorstep · neighbor · reception
Seek an answer
- appealFormal review request
- urgeStrong inner drive
- imploreUrge with desperation
- beseechPlead urgently with someone
entreat · plead · petition · summon · invoke · exhort · rally · mobilize
Call to appear
- invokeCall upon formally
- tap intoAccess and use
- musterAssemble for inspection
- marshalArrange in proper order
reserves · strength · courage · faith · spirit · ancestors · higher power · prayer
drop by
Visit without appointment
come by · swing by · pay a visit · check in · see · guest · doorstep · neighbor · reception · welcome
ask
Seek an answer
beseech · entreat · plead · petition · summon · invoke · exhort · rally · mobilize · demand
summon
Call to appear
marshal · reserves · strength · courage · faith · spirit · ancestors · higher power · prayer · ritual
expert
Highly skilled practitioner
- specialistExpert in one field
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- counselExpert guidance offered
professional · authority · resource · tap · expertise · knowledge · guidance · opinion · insight · input
student
One formally enrolled somewhere
- teacherOne who instructs others
- raise handLift arm to signal
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
answer · recite · participate · quiz · spotlight · random · selection · respond · speak up · attention
call onavoid
Stay away from
stay away from · shun · steer clear of · keep away from · cold-shoulder
call onreject
Dismiss as unsuitable
refuse · forgo · dispense with · do without · renounce