call for (English, verb)
expansion: call for (third-person singular simple present calls for, present participle calling for, simple past and past participle called for)
Senses:
glosses: To shout out in order to summon (a person).
glosses: To ask for in a loud voice.
glosses: To request, demand.
tags: figuratively
glosses: To necessitate, demand, exact; to make appropriate
glosses: To stop at a place and ask for (someone).
glosses: To anticipate, predict.
tags: US
informal
Forms:
form: calls for
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: calling for
tags: participle
present
form: called for
tags: participle
past
form: called for
tags: past