Betekenis van call on/upon sb In het Nederlands

• 0 to ask formally for someone to do something:

  • call on/upon sb to do sth They called on the company to reverse its decision.

  • If you're ever called upon at work to give a talk, the very prospect of 'getting up there in front of all those people' can be intimidating.

  • I should now like to call upon the finance director to take you through the results.

• 1 to visit someone, especially to sell them something:

  • Salespeople call on leads and close sales by pitching the features and benefits of their product.