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Call for has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

express the need or desire for

"She requested an extra bed in her room"

"She called for room service"

"when you call, always ask for Mary"

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 postulate a patient's consent"

3

request the participation or presence of

"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

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"

5

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

Example Sentences
"She requested an extra bed in her room" verb
"She called for room service" verb
"when you call, always ask for Mary" verb
"It takes nerve to do what she did" verb
"success usually requires hard work" verb
"This job asks a lot of patience and skill" verb
"This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice" verb
"This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert" verb
"This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" verb
"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
rid of
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
communicate request get
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
order ask encore petition demand appeal supplicate apply solicit reserve challenge excuse claim invite desire beg call ask out govern draw cost cry out for compel
Rhyming Words
for kfor ifor ffor upfor befor infor do for go for as for oh for up for marfor ask for bid for herefor die for vie for ten for bad for
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