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Definition of Call for
1. Verb. Express the need or desire for; ask for. "She called for room service"
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Pass, Pass Along, Pass On, Put Across
Specialized synonyms: Order, Ask, Encore, Petition, Demand, Appeal, Invoke, Supplicate, Apply, Beg, Solicit, Tap, Reserve, Challenge, Beg Off, Excuse, Demand, Claim, Invite, Ask In, Invite, Desire, Beg, Arrogate, Claim, Lay Claim, Ask Over, Ask Round, Invite, Call, Ask Out, Invite Out, Take Out, Book, Hold, Reserve
Related verbs: Invite
Derivative terms: Request
2. Verb. Require as useful, just, or proper. "They call for him to write the letter"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
Specialized synonyms: Claim, Exact, Take, Govern, Draw, Cost, Cry For, Cry Out For, Compel
Related verbs: Claim, Exact, Take
Derivative terms: Demand, Demand, Necessity, Necessity, Need, Requirement
Antonyms: Obviate
3. Verb. Request the participation or presence of. "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Quest, Request
Related verbs: Bespeak, Quest, Request
Derivative terms: Invitation, Invitatory
4. Verb. Gather or collect. "They pick up our trash twice a week"
Definition of Call for
1. Verb. To shout out in order to summon (a person). ¹
2. Verb. To ask for in a loud voice. ¹
3. Verb. (figuratively) To request, demand. ¹
4. Verb. To necessitate, demand. ¹
5. Verb. To stop at a place and ask for (someone). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Call For
Literary usage of Call for
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1912)
"It requires the gunshot effect. *Repeat "Mad"—The crowd sways. ^Strong movement.
6All hands up each time they call for the will. ''Shouts. ..."
2. Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield ; with a Review of the by James Gillespie Blaine (1884)
"PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION AND call for TROOPS. — RESPONSES OF LOYAL STATES. ...
RESPONSES OF SOUTHERN GOVERNORS TO THE PRESIDENT'S call for TROOPS. ..."
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