English verb: call for | |||
1. | call for (communication) express the need or desire for; ask for | ||
Samples | She requested an extra bed in her room. She called for room service. | ||
Synonyms | bespeak, quest, request | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | appeal, apply, arrogate, ask, ask in, ask out, ask over, ask round, beg, beg, beg off, book, call, call for, challenge, claim, claim, demand, demand, desire, encore, excuse, hold, invite, invite, invite, invite out, invoke, lay claim, order, petition, reserve, reserve, solicit, supplicate, take out, tap | ||
Verb group | call for, invite | ||
2. | call for (stative) require as useful, just, or proper | ||
Samples | 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 postulate a patient's consent. | ||
Synonyms | ask, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | claim, compel, cost, cry for, cry out for, draw, exact, govern, take | ||
Verb group | claim, exact, take | ||
Antonyms | obviate, rid of, eliminate | ||
3. | call for (communication) request the participation or presence of | ||
Samples | The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference. | ||
Synonyms | invite | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
Verb group | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
4. | call for (possession) gather or collect | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | collect, gather up, pick up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||