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CALL OFF – Phrasal Verb

What is the Meaning of CALL OFF?

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CALL OFF-Edmonton English School

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.

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