CALL OFF – Phrasal Verb
What is the Meaning of CALL OFF?
call s.t. off
call off s.t.
Definition 1:
cancel an event
Examples:
1. When I heard how cold it was going to be on the weekend, I wondered if we should call the party off, but my wife thought it would be best to go ahead with the original plan.
2. Let’s just call it off. No one is around that weekend. Out of the twenty people on our list to invite, already ten have said they can’t come that weekend.
Definition 2:
order a dog (or sometimes a person) to stop attacking or chasing a person or an animal
Examples:
1. Call your dog off!
2. He tried to call his dog off but the dog wouldn’t listen to him, and continued to chase the little girl.
present:
CALL OFF
present participle:
CALLING OFF
past:
CALLED OFF
past participle:
CALLED OFF
Note: Many phrasal verbs have more than one definition. All the definitions may not be shown here.
