call for

call for — an appeal or demand for. → call call for require; demand. → call call for stop to collect. → call …   English new terms dictionary

call for — (something) 1. to demand something. Officials called for an investigation. 2. to require something. The recipe calls for 12 pounds of tomatoes, onions, sausage, and some herbs. I didn t know if that kind of comment was what was called for. 3. to… …   New idioms dictionary

call for — ► call for require; demand. Main Entry: ↑call …   English terms dictionary

call for — [v] demand; entail ask for, inquire, involve, lack, necessitate, need, occasion, request, require, suggest, want; concept 646 …   New thesaurus

call for — index command, demand, desire, entail, exact, market (demand), necessitate, request …   Law dictionary

call for — verb 1. express the need or desire for; ask for (Freq. 24) She requested an extra bed in her room She called for room service • Syn: ↑request, ↑bespeak, ↑quest • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

call for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms call for : present tense I/you/we/they call for he/she/it calls for present participle calling for past tense called for past participle called for 1) call for something to say publicly that something must… …   English dictionary

call for — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere. [V P n] I shall be calling for you at seven o clock. Syn: pick up 2) PHRASAL VERB If you call for something, you demand that it… …   English dictionary

call for — phrasal 1. to call (as at one s house) to get < I ll call for you after dinner > 2. to require as necessary or appropriate < the job calls for typing skills > < the design calls for three windows > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

call for — phr verb Call for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑campaign, ↑congress, ↑Congressman, Congresswoman, ↑demonstration, ↑demonstrator, ↑document, ↑forecast, ↑manifesto, ↑occasion, ↑petition, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

call for — desperate times call for desperate measures Syn: require, need, necessitate; justify, warrant …   Thesaurus of popular words