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call him vs call to him

Both 'call him' and 'call to him' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Call him' is a natural way to ask someone to contact another person over the telephone. On the other hand, 'call to him' is less common and refers to physically calling out to someone in a specific location.

Explained by Michele A.
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Last updated: August 15, 2024

call him

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to ask someone to contact another person.

This phrase is used when you want to ask someone to contact or speak with another person. It is a simple and direct way to convey this message.

Examples:

Can you call him and ask him to come over?
I will call him later to discuss the project.
She called him to wish him a happy birthday.
He called him to apologize for the misunderstanding.
Please call him as soon as possible.

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I was proud to call him my friend.
His closest friends are permitted to call him that.
See, I'm supposed to call him with Colin's killer...
There's still days I want to call him.
The "Night Dancer,"they call him.
His chums call him "Flan".
From now on, call him Manager Fu.
They call him "The Hammer".
Other lawyers call him "The Beast".
They could call him toothless, though.
And I will not hesitate to call him.
I think that you should just call him and speak to him directly.
Well, then just call him and reschedule, please.
Nora, I think that you should call him.
Locals call him "sassoon".
Even so, I won't call him.
I was about to call him and he calls me instead.
Foreigner call him "Mandarin".
He asked me to keep you here and call him.
They don't call him Lucky Ned Pepper for nothing.

Alternatives:

phone him
get in touch with him
reach out to him
contact him
give him a call

call to him

This phrase is correct but less common in English. It is usually used when physically calling out to someone in a specific location.

'Call to him' is used when you want to indicate that you are calling out to someone in a particular place or situation. It is less common than 'call him' and has a more specific context.

Examples:

She called to him from across the street.
He called to him to come closer.
The teacher called to him to answer the question.
I called to him to join us for lunch.
They called to him for help.

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Then we figure out a way to make it look like Harmen's making the call to him.
All I needed was one call to him.
Derek placed a call to him two weeks ago.
Anton placed a call to him that night from the pay phone outside the college.
If you call to him, he falls.
All we need you to do is make one phone call to him.
But your call to him can't just be all sympathy and concern.
Then can you tell me why your cell phone made a 48-second call to him, Thursday night, at 1:00 in the morning?
If someone had a lawsuit to be decided by the king, Absalom would call to him and say, "From what city are you?"
Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.
There he comes, swimming across the water - you call to him - he brings the boat!
The Palembus Ulomoides Dermestoides. To this insect the people call to him "weevil". The Objective of the "Chain of the Weevil" is to insist to a scientific research.
Cold ham Bustin 'Justin. Call him him what you want, only sorrow for a call to him when it's race weekend.
Call to Him in My name today.
Call to him for help... Your prayer is enough.
Selah 3 But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The Lord will hear when I call to Him.
Ferguson made a follow-up call to him about 4:00 P.M...
Valerie survived the experimentation, and Inertia used her for a trap against Bart on Las Vegas after a phone call to him by disguising his voice with Valerie's.
We can only call to him from the depths of our hearts: Kyrie eleison - Lord, save us! (cf.Mt 8:25) (Ninth Station).
Call to him, then.

Alternatives:

shout to him
yell to him
holler to him
cry out to him
speak out to him

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