Call For (Verb)
Meaning 1
Request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The state government will call for tenders for the construction project next month.
- The local art school is calling for students to participate in its annual exhibition.
- The federal agency will call for applications for the funding program on its website.
- The researchers are calling for volunteers to participate in the clinical trial.
- The mayor is calling for residents to attend the town hall meeting to discuss the new development plan.
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Meaning 2
Express the need or desire for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The government has called for tougher penalties for environmental crimes.
- The new policy calls for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- She called for directions after taking the wrong turn on the highway.
- The union has called for better working conditions for its members.
- The activist called for donations to support the charitable cause.
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Meaning 3
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 postulate a patient's consent".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The presentation calls for a lot of creativity and original thinking from the team.
- This type of project calls for utmost precision and attention to detail.
- The complicated maneuver calls for great physical strength and coordination.
- The formal event calls for a high level of etiquette and sophistication.
- The extreme weather conditions call for specialized clothing and gear.
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Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- I will call for the reports to be collected on Friday so we can review them over the weekend.
- The volunteers will call for donations at each household in the neighborhood.
- Can you call for the laundry to be picked up from the cleaner's this afternoon.
- She asked her assistant to call for the documents to be fetched from the archive room.
- They will call for the recyclables to be collected from each house every Wednesday morning.