In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to use the phrasal verb: call off.
Watch the lesson and then read below for a full explanation and key examples:
Call Off: Definition and Examples
This is mainly used for events.
For example, the football game has been called off. This means to cancel, the game has been canceled.
I run a local football team (learn new vocabulary related to football here). If the game gets canceled because of rain, I’ll say this in our WhatsApp group:
“Sorry, lads, it’s been raining too hard, the game’s been called off.”
But it’s not used for other things. For example, you wouldn’t say, “The flight’s been called off.” You would say, “The flight has been canceled.”
Here are more examples:
- Can you believe she’s called off the wedding? I guess she got cold feet.
- Let’s call off the meeting for tomorrow. We’ll arrange it for another time.
- Should we call of the party? I’m not feeling great.
Note: a similar phrasal verb is put off. To put off doing something means to delay doing something. Learn more about this here.
