Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To summon, to call to speak.

    They were called forth as witnesses.

  2. (transitive)To induce, inspire.

More definitions
  • evoke or provoke to appear or occur
  • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Forms

calls forth, calling forth, called forth, called forth
Base formcall forth · to call forth
3rd person singularcalls forth
Present participlecalling forth
Past simplecalled forth
Past participlecalled forth

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycall forth
he, she, itcalls forth

Past simpleLesson

all personscalled forth

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave called forth
he, she, ithas called forth

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill call forth

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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