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calling forth

calling forth is the present participle and gerund 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 calling forth

What is calling forth the present participle and gerund of?
Calling forth is the present participle and gerund of call forth.

Words near calling forth in the dictionary

  1. calling collect
  2. calling crab
  3. calling crabs
  4. calling down
  5. calling for
  6. calling forth
  7. calling in
  8. calling in sick
  9. calling into doubt
  10. calling it
  11. calling it a day

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