призвали

summoned, called

p rʲ ɪ z v a lʲ ɪ → призвать
при toward, near, or attached to; bringing about an added or completed result + зва to call (to summon; to call someone) + ли past plural
verb · plural · past indicative Rare #43,811
summoned, called Often used in more formal contexts (e.g., officials calling people to do something or to come somewhere).
RU: Организаторы призвали студентов на собрание.
EN: The organizers called the students to a meeting.
Conjugation of призвать
Indicative past
призвали

Но однажды наши предки призвали его.

But one day, our ancestors summoned him.

— Тумбад (2018)

За год до того, как его призвали.

A year before he was drafted.

— Токийская повесть (1953)

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