call for
verb
Forms calls for calling for called for
- verb To shout out in order to summon (a person). “I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy.”
- verb To ask for in a loud voice. “We finished the main course in short order and called for more wine.”
- verb (figuratively) To request, demand. “The government has called for an end to hostilities in the region.”
- verb To necessitate, demand, exact; to make appropriate “This situation calls for a high degree of courage.”
- verb To stop at a place and ask for (someone). “I'll call for you just after midday.”
- verb (US, informal) To anticipate, predict. “The forecast calls for rain.”
Synonyms
request bespeak quest necessitate ask postulate need require take involve demand invite collect pick up gather up
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “call for”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details