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called to task

called to task is the simple past and past participle of call to task.

Meaning of call to task

Verb

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

  1. Focus attention on and motivate to do the work at hand.
    • Bold, swift action is required to call to task a variety of stakeholders—from academia to service providers, from professionals to lay health workers.2010, Allan Formicola, Lourdes Hernandez-Cordero, Mobilizing the Community for Better Health, →ISBN, page 261

Questions about called to task

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

Words near called to task in the dictionary

  1. called to
  2. called to account
  3. called to mind
  4. called to order
  5. called to straw
  6. called to task
  7. called to the bar
  8. called together
  9. called up
  10. called upon
  11. calledst

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