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).

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. Tim Ballo:

   This is a big win for public health and a wake-up call for this administration.

2. Lammy Review recommendationsIn an interview:

   It's deeply, deeply shocking and concerning to find out that young people in our own country are being treated in this horrendous way, coronavirus is a challenge for the system, but it is not a call for democratic countries like our own to abandon norms we have fought hard for in this country. It's very, very disappointing and worrying that we're treating young people in this way.

3. Michael McCaul:

   I am deeply disturbed that Saudi Arabia has reportedly detained two more American citizens as well as other peaceful activists. This is a grave and provocative act, the Saudi government's detention of American citizens is completely unacceptable and I call for their immediate release.

4. Victoria Coates:

   This is a shocking repudiation of President Biden's call for unity and reconciliation... and a clear violation of MBN's grant and my employment contracts.

5. Chuck Grassley:

   I'm at a loss to see how a call for the administration to be more transparent about decisions involving the special counsel — including any decision to fire the special counsel or curtail his investigation — would undermine the Mueller investigation.

References

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