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call sb up

— phrasal verb with call uk ​ /kɔːl/ us ​ /kɑːl/ verb

(PHONE)

› mainly US to use the phone to talk to someone:

My dad called me up to tell me the good news.

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(Definition of “call sb up” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“call (sb) up” in Business English

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call (sb) up

— phrasal verb with call uk ​ /kɔːl/ us ​ verb

› [ I or T ] COMMUNICATIONS to phone someone:

Six months later, he called me up and asked if I wanted to work on the project.

(Definition of “call (sb) up” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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