to call for

Definition of to call for in English English dictionary: To stop at a place and ask for (someone)
I'll call for you just after midday.; To necessitate, demand
This situation calls for a high degree of courage.; To request, demand
The government has called for an end to hostilities in the region.; To shout out in order to summon (a person)
I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy.; To ask for in a loud voice
We finished the main course in short order and called for more wine.; (deyim) To come or go to get (someone or something)
John called for Mary to take her to the dance.
To call: see
To call: limp
call for: If you call for something, you demand that it should happen. They angrily called for Robinson's resignation
call for: If something calls for a particular action or quality, it needs it or makes it necessary. It's a situation that calls for a blend of delicacy and force. = demand, require
call for: If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere. I shall be calling for you at seven o'clock
call for: 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 postulates a patient's consent"
call for: ask for, request, summon
call for: 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: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
call for: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

to call for

Turkish pronunciation

tı kôl fôr

Pronunciation

/tə ˈkôl ˈfôr/ /tə ˈkɔːl ˈfɔːr/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.