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. Stuart Sr.:

   He’s still on the battlefield protecting his men and women, it’s interesting that no one( in the military) has answered his call for accountability. Their answer was to fire him I guess. It’s a sad day for America.

2. Denzel McCampbell:

   At a time where report after report cites the city of Detroit's harmful treatment of Black Lives Matter protesters –and the enormous waste of taxpayer money to lose embarrassingly in court after trying to intimidate them, the city's use of discriminatory facial recognition technology, and the fact that people still do not feel safe despite spending $300 million per year on police –it's disappointing and unproductive for Chief Craig to run to the cameras to call for Congresswoman Tlaib's resignation, one would think Chief Craig has more important things to do.

3. Deputy Chief Inspector Nicole Broster:

   ( SWNS) The gruesome discovery took place on March 9 outside of an unidentified building in the Cricklewood neighborhood. When the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals( RSPCA) arrived to make the rescue, they had to call for backup. Deputy Chief Inspector Nicole Broster told the outlet that firefighters had to use car-crash rescue machinery to remove the section of the fence the cat was trapped on. The male ginger and white cat was found at 3:50 a.m. on March 9. ( SWNS) WHY YOUR PET ’S FOOD BOWL COULD BE MAKING YOU SICK When I got there I was incredibly shocked — in all my years with the RSPCA I have never seen anything like it. This poor cat literally had two metal posts protruding through his body.

4. Alan Polivnick:

   We've already had Korea, China and Japan place restrictions on new Thai flights. Singapore, Australia and the EU ordered enhanced inspections, whether this will prompt them to call for further inspections or create further restrictions on Thai airlines remains to be seen, but there's nothing to stop them from doing that. It's within each country's power to do that.

5. Abdul Malik:

   Based on experience in the past, we know that this is an American style, they call for peace while they are preparing for a new military aggression, the Saudi aggression primarily depends on Abdul Malik al-Houthi military supervision, planning, weapons and logistical support.

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