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call off en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (transitive) To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
   • I don't wanna call it off But you don't wanna call it love You only wanna be the one that I call "baby" 2024 April 5, Chappell Roan, Justin Tranter, Dan Nigro, “Good Luck, Babe!”performed by Chappell Roan:
   • If you want me to call off the dog, then get off my land.
   • National rail strikes by ASLEF members on September 15 and by RMT members on September 15 and 19 were immediately called off. 2022 September 21, “Network News: Unions postpone action during period of national mourning”, in RAIL, number 966, page 15:
   • You say either and I say either, You say neither and I say neither Either, either Neither, neither Let's call the whole thing off 1937, “Let's Call the Whole Thing Off”, Ira Gershwin (lyrics), George Gershwin (music):
   • After four months, the police called off the search for the missing boy.
   • Again the opening grew dark with arms holding and guiding another terrier, and Biff began to climb. Wough! wough! wough! Soon she fell into the water. The terriers were called off. Tarka settled more easily, but Tarquol could not rest. 1927, Henry William Williamson, Tarka the Otter, Chapter 19:
2. (intransitive) To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work.

Forms

Deriveds

call off the dogs · call-off

Synonyms

withcall · cancel · call in sick

Translations (18)

ru отменять (to cancel) · tr iptal (to cancel) · ka გაჩერება (to cancel) · ka შეჩერება (to cancel) · nv ánéísįįh (to cancel) · ru отзывать (to cancel) · uk відклика́ти (to cancel) · pt cancelar (to cancel) · es cancelar (to cancel) · fi perua (to cancel) · pl odwołać (to cancel) · ga cuir ar ceal (to cancel) · de absagen (to cancel) · es parar (to cancel) · es terminar (to cancel) · ka შეწყვეტა (to cancel) · cs odvolat (to cancel) · uk відміня́ти (to cancel)