call upon

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◆ call upon
vi
1. (appeal to)
▪ to \call upon upon sb [for help] sich akk [Hilfe suchend] an jdn wenden
to \call upon upon sb for advice jdn um Rat bitten
to \call upon upon God/a saint Gott/einen Heiligen anrufen
▪ to \call upon upon sb to do sth jdn dazu auffordern, etw zu tun
to \call upon upon workers to strike Arbeiter zum Streik aufrufen
▪ to \call upon upon sth an etw akk appellieren
to \call upon upon sb's sense of fairness an jds Gerechtigkeitssinn appellieren
2. (use)
to \call upon upon sb's assistance jds Hilfe in Anspruch nehmen
to \call upon upon [all] one's courage [all] seinen Mut zusammennehmen
to \call upon upon sb's expertise jds Fachwissen nutzen
to \call upon upon one's willpower seine ganze Willenskraft zusammennehmen [o aufbringen]
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vi +prep obj
1)

(= ask) to call upon sb to do sth — jdn bitten or auffordern, etw zu tun

I now call upon the vicar to say a few words — ich möchte nun den Herrn Pfarrer um ein paar Worte bitten

2)

(= invoke) to call upon sb's generosity — an jds Großzügigkeit (acc)

to call upon God — Gott anrufen

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English-german dictionary. 2013.

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