“Call” can be followed by various prepositions forming phrasal verbs with different meanings.
| Prasal verb | Translation | Examples |
| call at | passare, visitare | This morning I called at the barber’s to see if I could have my hair cut. |
| call for | passare a prendere | As agreed Marta called for me at 8 but I wasn’t back yet. |
| passare a ritirare | Do you mind if I leave my luggage here and call for it later? | |
| call in | visitare, passare | You may call in later in the afternoon and have a tea with me |
| call on | invitare | The general called on his men to fight bravely in the battle |
| call off | cancellare, annullare | The flight was called off because of the thick fog |
| call out | mobilitare | The army had to be called out to face the riot |
| call out | richiamare | Every doctor available was called out to face the Emergency |
| call up | coscrizione | Until a decade ago young people in Italy of 18 or more were called up to serve in the military forces for one year |
| call up | telefonare | Don’t worry! If d he doesn’t turn up, I’ll call him up. |
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