answer the call
answer the call verb: to voluntarily perform a task or set of tasks with which one is confronted, especially when motivated by a sense of responsibility or duty.
Verb
answer the call (third-person singular simple present answers the call, present participle answering the call, simple past and past participle answered the call)
- To voluntarily perform a task or set of tasks with which one is confronted, especially when motivated by a sense of responsibility or duty.
- And we need leaders with transformative vision to show us the way. The question is: Who will answer the call?2011 April 11, Kyle Whitaker, “Transform your business and take the lead on sustainability”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 29 Oct 2020
- The fathers you knew had served in World War II, and probably thought their sons should answer the call, too.2014 January 5, Richard Pérez-Peña, “I May Be 50, but Don’t Call Me a Boomer”, in New York Times, retrieved 29 Oct 2020
Forms of answer the call
| third-person singular present | answers the call |
|---|---|
| present participle | answering the call |
| past participle | answered the call |
| past | answered the call |
Questions about answer the call
- What does answer the call mean?
- Answer the call means to voluntarily perform a task or set of tasks with which one is confronted, especially when motivated by a sense of responsibility or duty.
- What part of speech is answer the call?
- Answer the call is a verb.
- What is the past tense of answer the call?
- The past tense of answer the call is answered the call.
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