call in

phrasal verb
Word forms "call in":
present tense I/you/we/they call in he/she/it calls in present participle calling in past tense called in past participle called in

1) [intransitive]

same as call I, 8), b) call in to do something:

I called in to see Jeff yesterday.

call in on:

She wondered whether to call in on Mark on the way home.

2) [intransitive] to telephone a radio or television programme with a comment or question

It's a hot topic, and people have been calling in all morning.

3) [transitive] to ask a person or organization that provides a service to come and deal with something

The company have called in the police to investigate.

4) [transitive] to ask or tell someone to come to a place, usually so that you can talk to them

The manager called me in and demanded an explanation.

5)

a) [intransitive] to telephone the place where you work and say where you are or what you are doing

Al is at a conference this week, but he calls in every day.

b) call in sick to telephone the place where you work and say you will not come to work because you are ill

6) call in a favour to ask someone to help you because you helped them in the past

7) call in a loan to ask someone to pay you the money that you lent them