call off
To recall; to cancel or call a halt toTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
» I had to call off the party.
Вечірку довелося скасувати.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
If you want me to call off the dog, then get off my land.
After four months, the police called off the search for the missing boy.
absagen
отзыватьotzyvatʹ, отменятьotmenjatʹ
відміня́тиvidminjáty, відклика́тиvidklykáty
(intransitive)To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work.
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
Examples
149 sentencesI had to call off the party.
Вечірку довелося скасувати.
Tom wants to call off the marriage.
Том хоче скасувати весілля.
The committee decided to call off the strike.
Комітет вирішив відкликати страйк.
The game was called off.
Гру було скасовано.
ruИгра была отменена.
They called off their engagement.
Вони скасували заручини.
ruОни отменили свою помолвку.
deSie lösten ihre Verlobung auf.
Translations
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Forms
calls off, calling off, called off, called off| Base form | call off · to call off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | calls off |
| Present participle | calling off |
| Past simple | called off |
| Past participle | called off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
14 phrasal verbs- call upдумати, мислитиTo retrieve from personal or computer memory.
- call offвідкликати, відмінятиTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
- call outзнімати плату, покладати відповідальністьTo specify, especially in detail.
- call onвідвідати, відвідуватиTo visit (a person); to pay a call to.
- call inвідкликати, згадуватиTo communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
- call downзібрати, збиратиTo lower (a price, value) by official proclamation.
- call backпередзвонити, передзвонюватиTo request someone's return; to bring back or restore; to recall.
- call forпотребуватиTo shout out in order to summon (a person).
More 6
- call overTo ask (someone) to come to one's location, especially when raising one's voice towards someone within earshot.
- call awayTo summon; to cause to depart.
- call aroundTo make several phone calls, usually for the purpose of locating an item, comparing prices or inquiring about a topic.
- call toTo tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist.
- call aheadSynonym of phone ahead.
- call roundTo pay a short visit.
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb