call for

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call for

The manager will call for a meeting to discuss the new project.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To gather or collect: To go to a place to get someone or something and bring them/it back.
    • To request the participation or presence of: To formally ask for someone to come or for something to be provided.
    • To require as useful, just, or proper: To make something necessary or appropriate.
    • To express the need or desire for; ask for: To say publicly that you want something to happen or that you need something.
Usage Examples

  • To gather or collect:

    • The courier will call for the package at noon.
    • I'll call for you at your house at 8 PM.

  • To request the participation or presence of:

    • The mayor called for an emergency meeting.
    • The recipe calls for fresh basil.

  • To require as useful, just, or proper:

    • This difficult situation calls for careful thought.
    • His rude behavior calls for an apology.

  • To express the need or desire for; ask for:

    • Protesters are calling for the president's resignation.
    • She called for help when she saw the accident.
Advanced Usage

  • "to call for a vote": To formally request that a vote be taken.

    • The committee chair called for a vote on the proposal.

  • "to call for submissions": To publicly ask for people to send in their work (e.g., papers, articles, designs) for consideration.

    • The journal is calling for submissions for its next issue.

  • "to call for an end to something": To publicly demand that something should stop.

    • The union is calling for an end to the unfair practices.
Variants and Related Words
  • Call (v/n): The base form, with many meanings including to shout, to telephone, or a visit.
  • Calling (n): A strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a profession.
  • Caller (n): A person who calls, especially on the telephone or who visits.
Synonyms
  • Summon: To order someone to come to a place (more formal/authoritative).
  • Demand: To ask for something forcefully.
  • Require: To need something; to make something necessary.
  • Request: To ask for something politely or formally.
  • Collect: To come to take something away.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Call on/upon: To formally ask someone to do something.

    • They called on the government to investigate.

  • Call in: To request someone's presence, especially an expert.

    • We had to call in a plumber to fix the leak.
Related Idioms

  • Call for an inquiry/investigation: To publicly demand that an official examination of a situation be started.

    • The opposition is calling for an inquiry into the minister's conduct.

  • A tall order/call: A request or task that is very difficult to fulfill.

    • Finishing this project by Friday is a tall call, but we'll try.
call for

The manager will call for a meeting to discuss the new project.

Verb
  1. 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
  2. request the participation or presence of
    • The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference
  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
  4. express the need or desire for; ask for
    • She requested an extra bed in her room
    • She called for room service

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