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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. express the need or desire for; ask for;
- Example: "She requested an extra bed in her room"
- Example: "She called for room service"
[syn: request, bespeak, call for, quest]

2. require as useful, just, or proper;
- Example: "It takes nerve to do what she did"
- Example: "success usually requires hard work"
- Example: "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"
- Example: "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"
- Example: "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"
- Example: "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
[syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand]

3. request the participation or presence of;
- Example: "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
[syn: invite, call for]

4. gather or collect;
- Example: "You can get the results on Monday"
- Example: "She picked up the children at the day care center"
- Example: "They pick up our trash twice a week"
[syn: collect, pick up, gather up, call for]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

call for
    v 1: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an
         extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn:
         request, bespeak, call for, quest]
    2: 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 postulate a
       patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate,
       need, require, take, involve, call for, demand]
       [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of]
    3: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers
       invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn:
       invite, call for]
    4: 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" [syn: collect, pick up, gather
       up, call for]