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- See:
- call
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If someone calls for someone or something, they make a request for that person or thing to come to them.
The king called for his special adviser.The customer called for the waiter. |
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If a thing calls for something, it requires it or demands it. If a recipe calls for three eggs, it means you have to put three eggs into what you are making if you want it to be right.
Our team's victory calls for a special celebration. Let's have a big party in the park!The mayor said that the storm situation calls for emergency action.My grandmother's bread recipe calls for seven cups of flour.- similar words:
- command, need, require, take
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