call up

call up
phrasal verb
Word forms "call up":
present tense I/you/we/they call up he/she/it calls up present participle calling up past tense called up past participle called up
1) [intransitive/transitive] to telephone someone

I called him up and told him.

call (someone) up to do something:

Nancy had called up to invite him.

2) [transitive] to officially make someone become a member of the armed forces, especially in a war

Two of her brothers had been called up.

3) [transitive] to ask someone to play in a sports team, especially in an international match

He was called up for England last season.

4) [transitive] to make information in a computer appear on the screen

Call up the menu and click on "Documents".

5) [transitive] to make you remember something

Seeing Paula in that white dress called up memories of his Aunt Sara.

6) [transitive] to use magic to try to make the spirit of a dead person appear

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