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call off

call off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawl awf, of]
    • /kɔl ɔf, ɒf/
    • /kɔːl ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawl awf, of]
    • /kɔl ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of call off words

  • phrasal verb call off If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it. 3
  • verb call off to cancel or abandon 3
  • verb call off to order (an animal or person) to desist; summon away 3
  • verb call off to stop (something) or give the order to stop 3
  • noun call off to order away; divert 3
  • noun call off to read aloud in order from a list 3
See all 67 definitions of call off

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Origin of call off

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; late Middle English callen, probably < Old Norse kalla to call out, conflated with Old English (West Saxon) ceallian to shout; cognate with Middle Dutch kallen to talk, Old High German kallôn to shout, akin to Old English -calla herald, Irish gall swan, OCS glasŭ voice

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Parts of speech for Call off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Call off

call off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for call off

verb call off

  • abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • abort — If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
  • break off — If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force.
  • cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
  • desist — If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it.
All 10 Synonyms of call off

Antonyms for call off

verb call off

  • call in — If you call someone in, you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
  • convene — If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes.
All 2 Antonyms of call off

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