call off meaning and examples
Meaning
- Call off means to cancel something that was planned or arranged, such as a meeting, event, or activity.
- It can also mean to order someone or something to stop (e.g., telling a dog or person to stop doing something).
Grammar and Usage
- Phrasal verb (transitive).
- Structure: call off + noun
Example: They called off the concert.
- Passive form is also common: The event was called off due to rain.
Common Phrases
- call off a meeting
- call off a strike
- call off the search
- call off the game
- call off the trip
Collocations
- Verb + call off: decide to call off, have to call off
- Noun + called off: meeting called off, match called off
- Reason + call off: call off due to weather, call off because of illness
Examples
- They had to call off the wedding because of unexpected problems.
- The teacher called off the class after the fire alarm went off.
- The police called off the search when night fell.
- Due to heavy rain, the football match was called off.
- He called off the dog before it attacked.
- We decided to call off the picnic because of the storm warning.
- The workers called off the strike after reaching an agreement.
- The performance was called off at the last minute.
- cancel
- abort
- put an end to
- stop
- suspend
Antonym
- go ahead with
- continue
- proceed with
