🇬🇧 Call for meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Call for" means to go to where someone is so you can collect them and take them somewhere else. For example, a parent might call for you at school to take you home. You go to the person’s place, meet them there, and then you and that person leave together.

The bus didn’t just come; it seemed to call for me personally, because I was the only one running and screaming, “Wait!”

A marching parade tried to call for me to join, but I was still in my pajamas holding a toothbrush.

My cousin likes to call for me on his scooter, even though I live three steps away.

My friend promised to call for me at six, but he showed up at four…in the morning…wearing pajamas.

Grandma will call for us at five o’clock, unless she falls asleep in her comfy chair again.

Rain. A girl waits at the small gate. Dad says, "I will call for you." He walks to the car and will call for Tom at the big road. Mom will call for the dog. Tom will call for Anna. Grandma will call for them. Cars come. Hands wave. Hugs. Warm smiles.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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