Definitions for call for
call for

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. request, bespeak, call for, questverb

   express the need or desire for; ask for

   "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

2. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandverb

   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"

3. invite, call forverb

   request the participation or presence of

   "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

4. collect, pick up, gather up, call forverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. call forverb

   To shout out in order to summon (a person).

2. call forverb

   To ask for in a loud voice.

3. call forverb

   To request, demand.

4. call forverb

   To necessitate, demand.

5. call forverb

   To stop at a place and ask for (someone).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. call for

   "Call for" is a phrase that typically means to require, demand, or suggest something. It may refer to a situation that necessitates certain actions or conditions, or to a circumstance in which one publicly asks for something. It can also mean to invite someone or to publicly ask for a particular action or behavior. The specific interpretation often depends on the context in which it's used.

Matched Categories

1. • Get
   • Request

How to pronounce call for?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say call for in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of call for in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of call for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of call for in a Sentence

1. David Keyes:

   Hamas is attempting to fool the world but it will not succeed, daily, Hamas leaders call for genocide of all Jews and the destruction of Israel. They dig terror tunnels and have launched thousands upon thousands of missiles at Israeli civilians. Schools and mosques run by Hamas teach children that Jews are apes and pigs. This is the real Hamas.

2. Gretchen Whitmer:

   People often ask,' Why on earth do you want to keep doing this ?' tough times call for tough people.

3. Heather White:

   The announcement from Kraft should be a wake-up call for other food manufacturers to take notice, go back to the drawing board, reformulate and get rid of these synthetic ingredients of concern, especially in food that is marketed to children.

4. Umer Daudzai:

   That day was a wakeup call for all of us, we want to use these kinds of pressure but it has to be coordinated, otherwise it can become dangerous.

5. Life President Kristen Day:

   Planned Parenthood really wants to target and silence pro-life democrats who make up a third of the Party. They bully and target pro-life Democrats into silence instead of dialogue. They do not represent Democratic principles that call for diversity and inclusion.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=call for
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Call_for
3. ^ ChatGPT
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