phrasal verb · informal
give someone a call
/ɡɪv ˈsʌmwʌn ə kɔːl/give·some·ONE·a·CALL
speaking
to telephone someone; informal way to say 'phone someone'
Examples
“I'll give you a call when I arrive.”
“He asked me to give him a call about the meeting.”
“If you need directions, give me a call and I'll explain.”
Band 8 sentence
“If you run into any trouble on the day, give me a call and I'll come straight away.”
Collocations
- give someone a call / give me a call
- I'll give you a call later
Word family
give someone a call base phrasegave someone a call pastgiving someone a call gerund
Common mistakes
give someone call→give someone a call
give a call to someone→give someone a call / give a call to someone
Say it for a higher band
5phone→6ring→7+give someone a call
Synonyms
phone
ring (BrE)
Easily confused
phone
“I'll phone you later.”
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