call for English

Meaning call for meaning

What does call for mean?

call for

— verb (= request) express the need or desire for; ask for She requested an extra bed in her room She called for room service

— verb (= ask, postulate, require, take, demand) 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

— verb (= invite) request the participation or presence of The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference

— verb (= collect, pick up) 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

Synonyms call for synonyms

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call for English » English

summon

require

demand

request

necessitate

call

ask

postulate

pick up

invite

tempt

take

quest

ask for

need

gather up

collect

claim

bespeak

solicit

send for

seek

requisition

reclaim

involve

exact

entail

cry out for

cry for

call to

beg

whinge

welcome

weep for

want

urge

tap

take exercise to agitate

suppose

sue for

stipulate

signboard

search

retrieve

receive

query

presuppose

presume

press

pray

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Need

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