"call to task" meaning in All languages combined

See call to task on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: calls to task [present, singular, third-person], calling to task [participle, present], called to task [participle, past], called to task [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Alternative form of take to task Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: take to task
    Sense id: en-call_to_task-en-verb-~FHLoBWf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. Focus attention on and motivate to do the work at hand.
    Sense id: en-call_to_task-en-verb-3baYTL28

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for call to task meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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