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verb

Call v. i.

To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; sometimes with to. "You must call to the nurse." "The angel of God called to Hagar."

To make a demand, requirement, or request. "They called for rooms, and he showed them one."

To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders. "He ordered her to call at the house once a week."

To call for

(a)

To demand; to require; as, a crime calls for punishment; a survey, grant, or deed calls for the metes and bounds, or the quantity of land, etc., which it describes.

(b)

To give an order for; to request. "Whenever the coach stopped, the sailor called for more ale."

To call on, To call upon,

(a)

To make a short visit to; as, call on a friend.

(b)

To appeal to; to invite; to request earnestly; as, to call upon a person to make a speech.

(c)

To solicit payment, or make a demand, of a debt.

(d)

To invoke or play to; to worship; as, to call upon God.

To call out To call or utter loudly; to brawl.

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Etymology of 'Call for'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Call for" Quotes from Famous Books

... operation. First came the speed problem. Every merchant ship differed in this important respect, so the speed of the slowest unit became the speed of the entire fleet, and this reduction made an attack by under-water craft much easier of accomplishment. Hence the call for "standard ships," which is a point that should be borne in mind by future generations as a safeguard against blockade. Then came the question of destination, which increased the number of escorting flotillas, and especially ...

— Submarine Warfare of To-day • Charles W. Domville-Fife

... had at some distant time been broken off, formed the outermost boundary of the curving Beach of Moons. The dark figure standing erect in the boat strove with the aid of an oar to keep it from being dashed to pieces against the giant rock. Again there floated up to her the desperate call for help. The voice was that of ...

— Their Mariposa Legend • Charlotte Herr

... realize, Mrs. Caxton, how much it would be asking of any one,' he said; 'you do not know what sacrifices it would call for.' ...

— The Old Helmet, Volume II • Susan Warner

... real live gob, right this way." The gob held a regular reception. A carrier pigeon perched on a tree with a message. We decided to shoot him. It was then quite dark, so the shot missed. I then heard the following as I tried to sleep: "Hell; he only turned around;" "Send up a flare;" "Call for a barrage," etc. The next day further to the rear still, a Ford was towed by with its front ...

— History of the World War - An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War • Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish

... echoed. "But that would be awful! What would they think? And oh, see, the cloud's over the moon! Ugh, how dark it is. We shall certainly be run down. Couldn't we call for help?" ...

— My Friend the Chauffeur • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

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