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calling to task

calling to task is the present participle and gerund 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 calling to task

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

Words near calling to task in the dictionary

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

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