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call for Definition
(v)
express
the
need
or
desire
for
;
ask
for
; "
She
requested
an
extra
bed
in
her
room
"; "
She
called
for
room
service
"
(v)
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
";
(v)
request
the
participation
or
presence
of
; "
The
organizers
invite
submissions
of
papers
for
the
conference
"
(v)
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
"
call for Synonyms
ask
bespeak
call for
collect
demand
gather up
invite
involve
necessitate
need
pick up
postulate
quest
request
require
take
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