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answers the call

answers the call is the third-person singular simple present indicative of answer the call.

Meaning of answer the call

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)

  1. 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

Questions about answers the call

What is answers the call the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Answers the call is the third-person singular simple present indicative of answer the call.

Words near answers the call in the dictionary

  1. answers back
  2. answers for
  3. answers on a postcard
  4. answers on postcards
  5. answers someone's prayers
  6. answers the call
  7. answers the call of nature
  8. answers the helm
  9. answers to
  10. answers to someone's prayers
  11. answers up

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