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calling to order

calling to order is the present participle and gerund of call to order.

Meaning of call to order

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To formally signal the start of (a meeting or function or assembly or court).

Questions about calling to order

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

Words near calling to order in the dictionary

  1. calling them as one sees them
  2. calling time
  3. calling to
  4. calling to account
  5. calling to mind
  6. calling to order
  7. calling to task
  8. calling to the bar
  9. calling together
  10. calling up
  11. calling upon

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