answer the call
English
Verb
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 Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 October 2026:
- 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 The New York Times[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 October 2025:
- 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 The Independent[3], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 August 2025:
- 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."