WIKTIONARY

call for

Verb

∙ To shout out in order to summon (a person).
∙ To ask for in a loud voice.
∙ To request, demand. figuratively
∙ To necessitate, demand.
∙ To stop at a place and ask for (someone).

BABYLON ENGLISH
call for
ask for, request, summon

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
call for
call for
v
1. express the need or desire for; ask for; "she requested an extra bed in her room"; "she called for room service" [syn: request, bespeak, quest]

2. 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" [syn: necessitate, ask, need, require, take, involve, demand]
[ant: obviate]

3. request the participation or presence of; "the organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn: invite]

4. gather or collect; "you can get the results on monday"; "she picked up the children at the day care center" [syn: collect, pick up, gather up]

WORDNET 2.0
call for
Verb
1. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
(synonym) request, bespeak, quest
(hypernym) communicate, pass on, pass, put across
(hyponym) order
(verb-group) invite
2. 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 postulates a patient's consent"
(synonym) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, demand
(hyponym) claim, take, exact
(verb-group) claim, take, exact
3. request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
(synonym) invite
(hypernym) request, bespeak, quest
(verb-group) request, bespeak, quest
4. 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"
(synonym) collect, pick up, gather up
(hypernym) get, acquire

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