Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •My mother's friends call upon her every Wednesday.
•Let's call on Mrs. Franklin this afternoon.
2. to choose someone to respond, as in a classroom. •The teacher called upon me, but I was not ready to recite.
•Please don't call on me. I can't remember a thing.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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