answer the call
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Verb edit
answer the call (third-person singular simple present answers the call, present participle answering the call, simple past and past participle answered the call)
- To voluntarily perform a task or set of tasks with which one is confronted, especially when motivated by a sense of responsibility or duty.
- 2011 April 11, Kyle Whitaker, “Transform your business and take the lead on sustainability”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 29 October 2020:
- And we need leaders with transformative vision to show us the way. The question is: Who will answer the call?
- 2014 January 5, Richard Pérez-Peña, “I May Be 50, but Don’t Call Me a Boomer”, in New York Times, retrieved 29 October 2020:
- The fathers you knew had served in World War II, and probably thought their sons should answer the call, too.
- 2019 February 27, Gavin McCafferty, “Neil Lennon delivers rallying cry to Celtic after taking over as manager”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 29 October 2020:
- Neil Lennon declared "Celtic comes first" after answering the call following Brendan Rodgers' sudden departure. […] "[T]here is a chasm to fill with Brendan leaving, who has done a remarkable job. But I'm here for the club."