call+for
41call for — 1) this calls for a celebration Syn: require, need, necessitate, make necessary, demand, be grounds for, justify, warrant 2) he called for an enquiry Syn: ask for, request, seek …
42call for — (smb) come and get someone Could you please come and call on me before you go to the game …
43call for — {v.} 1. To come or go to get (someone or something). * /John called for Mary to take her to the dance./ Syn.: PICK UP. 2. To need; require. * /The cake recipe calls for two cups of flour./ * /Success in school calls for much hard study./ …
44call for — {v.} 1. To come or go to get (someone or something). * /John called for Mary to take her to the dance./ Syn.: PICK UP. 2. To need; require. * /The cake recipe calls for two cups of flour./ * /Success in school calls for much hard study./ …
45call for — verb a) To shout out in order to summon (a person). I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy. b) To ask for in a loud voice. We finished the main course in short order and called for more wine …
46call\ for — v 1. To come or go to get (someone or something). John called for Mary to take her to the dance. Syn.: pick up 2. To need; require. The cake recipe calls for two cups of flour. Success in school calls for much hard study …
47call for — require, ask for This recipe calls for bee pollen. Where can we get that? …
48call for — ask for, request, summon …
49To call for — Call Call, v. i. 1. To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; sometimes with to. [1913 Webster] You must call to the nurse. Shak. [1913 Webster] The angel of God called to Hagar. Gen. xxi. 17. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a demand,… …
50ˈcall for sth — phrasal verb 1) to say publicly that something must happen Several of the newspapers were calling for his resignation.[/ex] 2) to make something necessary or suitable I think that calls for a celebration![/ex] See: uncalled for …
