to call up

Examples

• All

• Khadaji sat at the keyboard of his computer and called up his communications program.

  Fiction book (1991)

• From where I sat, I could see that she had called up detailed images of the slope.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Let me just call that up for you.

  Tommy Boy (1995)

• You have to call up whatever information I ask for in a moment.

  SpaceCamp (1986)

• "Sure." John looked at his computer screen and called up the first story in question.

  Fiction book (1992)

• As soon as I got home, I called up samples on my computer.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Dan had given her access to her computer and could now call up maps of the whole area.

  Fiction book (1998)

• I want you to get on a terminal and call up a floor-plan file.

  Aliens (1986)

• General topics outlined in the index can be called up in read-only format, precluding user changes.

  Academic text (1995)

• The teacher asked us to call up important facts from our studies for the quiz.

Synonyms

C

to call

vsto call up

• Formal

∞ 2.0

To ask people to say if they are present

seeks to make items available for use rather than to request people

T

to tap

vsto call up

245 3.4

To use a resource or supply for a purpose

focuses on making resources available for use rather than on using them

O

to open up

vsto call up

207 3.7

Make something available for people to use

is used to make resources available whether new or already present

S

to summon

vsto call up

54 4.5

Find the strength or courage to do something difficult

brings items into availability by making them usable rather than collecting them

Antonyms

W

to withhold

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

How Accessible

to activate

715 3.6

to retrieve

226 3.7

to call up

13 4.0

to access

497 3.4

to find

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology