call-up (B1)
noun
Definition
call-up means an order to report for military service. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses call-up to mean an order to report for military service.
The teacher asked students to find call-up in the reading.
Check the words around call-up to choose the right meaning.
How to Use call-up
- a/the call-up (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a call-up."
- call-up in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked call-up in context before translating it."
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