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called forth

called forth is the simple past and past participle of call forth.

Meaning of call forth

Verb

call forth (third-person singular simple present calls forth, present participle calling forth, simple past and past participle called forth)

  1. (transitive) To summon, to call to speak.
    • They were called forth as witnesses.
  2. (transitive) To induce, inspire.
    • The treatment of an untreatable condition such as rheumatoid arthritis calls forth, as they might well say in Tipperary, great therapeutic skill and expertise.1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 763

Questions about called forth

What is called forth the simple past and past participle of?
Called forth is the simple past and past participle of call forth.

Words near called forth in the dictionary

  1. called back
  2. called balls and strikes
  3. called collect
  4. called down
  5. called for
  6. called forth
  7. called in
  8. called in sick
  9. called into doubt
  10. called it
  11. called it a day

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