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. Robert Palladino:

   The United States continues to call for those responsible for the horrific crimes that were committed in Darfur to be held accountable for those actions.

2. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou:

   The separation of families on both sides of the Taiwan strait has caused deep pain and regrets to countless families. i call for (a) reduction of hostility, and for the resolution of disputes with peaceful measures.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   Trump and McConnell could call for Joe Biden today. President Donald Trump don't want to. President Donald Trump know it would turn things into a circus.

4. Foreign Ministry:

   The Department is monitoring reports on the situation on the ground and reiterates its call for China to exercise self-restraint from the conduct of activities that could complicate or escalate disputes in the South China Sea and affect peace and stability in the region.

5. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   Ninety percent of those who commit terrorist acts fall into it after regularly consulting websites or blogs that call for or provoke terrorism.

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
   https://chat.openai.com