Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.50 in modern English

Syllables: cal-l -for
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shout out in order to summon (a person).

verb

To ask for in a loud voice.

verb

To request, demand.

verb

To necessitate, demand, exact; to make appropriate

verb

To stop at a place and ask for (someone).

verb

To anticipate, predict.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy."
"We finished the main course in short order and called for more wine."
"The government has called for an end to hostilities in the region."
"In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries."
"In fact, he had called for the execution of Yun Chich'ung and Kwon Sangyon in 1791."
"This situation calls for a high degree of courage."

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

calls for (present, singular) calling for (participle, present) called for (participle, past) called for (past)

Phrases

uncalled-for call for someone's head

Synonyms

request ask for bespeak quest invite collect pick up gather up

Questions

What does call for mean?: To shout out in order to summon (a person).

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