"call forth" meaning in English

See call forth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: calls forth [present, singular, third-person], calling forth [participle, present], called forth [participle, past], called forth [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-call_forth-en-verb-PfZId03O
  2. (transitive) To induce, inspire. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-call_forth-en-verb-KhJeMup- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (forth) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (forth): 20 80

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for call forth meaning in English (1.8kB)

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        "(transitive) To summon, to call to speak."
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