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Definition of 'call in'

call in

1. phrasal verb
If you call someone in, you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
Call in an architect or surveyor to oversee the work. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you call in somewhere, you make a short visit there.
He just calls in occasionally. [VERB PARTICLE]
I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home. [VERB PARTICLE + on]
call
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call-in

Word forms: plural call-ins
countable noun
A call-in is a programme on radio or television in which people telephone with questions or opinions and their calls are broadcast.
[US]
...a call-in show on Los Angeles radio station KABC.
regional note:   in BRIT, use phone-in
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call in in British

verb (adverb)
1. (intransitive; often foll by on)
to pay a visit, esp a brief or informal one
call in if you are in the neighbourhood
2. (transitive)
to demand payment of
to call in a loan
3. (transitive)
to take (something) out of circulation, because it is defective or no longer useful
4. (transitive)
to summon to one's assistance
they had to call in a specialist
noun call-in
5. 
a radio programme which invites its listeners to telephone the presenter
a call-in show on Los Angeles radio station KABC
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call-in in British

(ˈkɔːlˌɪn), call-in program or call-in show
noun
US
a radio programme listeners phone in to
a call-in show on Los Angeles radio station KABC
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call in in British

or into question
a. 
to make (something) the subject of disagreement
b. 
to cast doubt upon the validity, truth, etc, of (something)
question
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call in in American

1. 
to summon for help or consultation
2. 
to take out of circulation, as coin or bonds
3. 
to demand payment of
call
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

call-in in American

(ˈkɔlˌɪn ; kôlˈinˌ)
adjective
of or having to do with a radio or TV program during which members of the audience call in by telephone to comment on subjects under discussion, ask questions of guests, etc.
a call-in show
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Example sentences containing 'call in'

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There were no others Harrell could call in, not quickly enough to matter. Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVENAnd if Manda is there working for them, I want to get her away before I call in the police. Keene, Carolyn THE WITCH TREE SYMBOL

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Definition of call in from the Collins English Dictionary

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