calls in
Dials the office
To call in is to summon or request someone's presence or involvement: The company called in a specialist to fix the problem.
It also means to phone a workplace, often to report an absence: She called in sick.
Radio and TV hosts take calls from listeners who call in to the show.
To call in a debt or favor is to demand repayment: He finally called in all those favors.
- askSeek an answer
- consultSeek expert guidance
- expert witnessProfessional providing specialized testimony
- summonsFormal court notification
- phoneHandheld communication device
recruit · dial · sick day · enlist · appeal · notify · cancel · hails · signal · calls in sick · petition · implore · message · check in · invoke · beckons · delegate · ring
calls insends away
Causes to depart
dismisses · releases · stands down · calls off · sends out
calls inissues
Matters requiring attention
extends · puts out · releases · distributes · circulates
call, recall, calling, called, caller, recalled, recalling, callers, call-in