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calls forth

calls forth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is calls forth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calls forth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call forth.

Words near calls forth in the dictionary

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

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