call for
English
Verb
call for (third-person singular simple present calls for, present participle calling for, simple past and past participle called for)
- To shout out in order to summon (a person).
- I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy.
- To ask for in a loud voice.
- We finished the main course in short order and called for more wine.
- (figuratively) To request, demand.
- The government has called for an end to hostilities in the region.
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries.
- To necessitate, demand.
- This situation calls for a high degree of courage.
- To stop at a place and ask for (someone).
- I'll call for you just after midday.
Translations
to summon
to ask for (something) in loud voice
to request, demand
to necessitate, demand
to come to a place to ask for (someone)
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