#2 (permalink) Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:16 am When I can use the phrasal verb 'call out'? |
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. call out a. to speak in a loud voice; shout. 'I called out to her from across the street.' b. to summon into service or action: 'Call out the militia!' c. to bring out; elicit: 'The emergency called out her hidden abilities.' d. to direct attention to with a callout: 'to call out each detail in an illustration.' e. Informal. to challenge to a fight: 'The sheriff called the outlaw out, and they both drew their pistols and fired.' . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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