Definition of call for - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Verb

express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

Verb

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"

Verb

request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

Verb

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"

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Synonyms

ask bespeak collect demand gather up invite involve necessitate need pick up postulate quest request require take

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More General Terms

acquire bespeak call for communicate get pass pass along pass on put across quest request

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More Specific Terms

appeal apply arrogate ask ask in ask out ask over ask round beg beg off book call call for challenge claim compel cost cry for cry out for demand desire draw encore exact excuse govern hold invite invite out invoke lay claim order petition reserve solicit supplicate take take out tap

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