call for synonyms

call for

v.

  1. To ask

    ask for, request, make inquiry about; see ask 1, summon 1.

  2. To need

    require, demand, necessitate, deserve; see need, require 2.

  3. To come to get

    come for, stop for, collect, fetch; see obtain 1, pick up 6.

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