CALL FOR Definition & Meaning

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call for

Require, demand, as in This job calls for a lot of patience . [First half of 1700s] Also see no call for ; uncalled for .
Go to get someone or something, as in John said he'd call for Mary at eight , or Someone's at the door, calling for the package . [First half of 1600s]
Summon someone or something. For example, The audience called for the playwright , or The judge called for the verdict . [First half of 1500s]

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The team is also automatically alerted if a patient registered at the clinic calls for an ambulance or is admitted to hospital.

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At a news conference in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the society's president Dr Younes al-Khatib called for an independent international investigation into the incident and for those responsible to be held accountable.

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Alison Roman’s famous Caramelized Shallot Pasta calls for a tin of anchovy fillets.

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However, according to broadcaster VTM the judge acknowledged that the prince should actually be entitled to a pension - but said gaps in legislation made that impossible and called for the law to be amended.

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Currently, eligible families have to apply for free school meals for their children, although a group of MPs recently called for them to be enrolled automatically.

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