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call for in WordNet English dictionary
verb- require as useful, just, or proper
"It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
necessitate ask postulate need require take involve call for demand
- express the need or desire for; ask for
"She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
request bespeak call for quest
- request the participation or presence of
"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
invite call for
- gather or collect
"You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
collect pick up gather up call for
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University
call for in English Wiktionary
- (verb) To shout out in order to summon (a person).
- (verb) To ask for in a loud voice.
- (verb) (figuratively) To request, demand.
- (verb) To necessitate, demand.
- (verb) To stop at a place and ask for (someone).
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