call forth
C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words
Make something (like a feeling or a quality) come out or appear.
Literal meaning: To call something forward — making it come out from within.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
formal
To evoke or produce a particular quality, feeling, or response in someone or something.
"The general's speech called forth a surge of patriotic pride from the troops."
""It called forth all the powers of the human mind.""
— Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Literary and formal register. Rarely used in casual conversation. Found in speeches, literature, and formal writing. Often used with abstract nouns such as 'courage', 'admiration', or 'emotion'.
Commonly used with
courage admiration emotion response strength memories
Forms
Base
call forth
I/you/we/they
3rd person
calls forth
he/she/it
Past simple
called forth
yesterday
Past participle
called forth
have + pp
-ing form
calling forth
continuous
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