Found 1 items, similar to call for.
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Definition: call for
call for
v 1: express the need or desire for; ask for;
“She requested an
extra bed in her room”;
“She called for room service”
[syn:
request,
bespeak,
quest]
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
postulates a patient's consent” [syn:
necessitate,
ask,
postulate,
need,
require,
take,
involve,
demand]
[ant:
obviate]
3: request the participation or presence of;
“The organizers
invite submissions of papers for the conference” [syn:
invite]
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” [syn:
collect,
pick up,
gather up
]