call for

phrase

1

: to call (as at one's house) to get

I'll call for you after dinner

2

: to require as necessary or appropriate

the job calls for typing skills

the design calls for three windows

Examples of call for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a comment underneath a Facebook post from 2025, Headen called for foreign attacks on states with a large conservative population. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026

On fourth down, coach Sean McVay called for Stafford to take a quarterback sneak. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

An attendee at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday night could be clearly heard calling for Democratic Senate candidates to be shot. — Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic researchers are ramping up calls for an AI slowdown and warning of existential risks to humanity after the resignation of a researcher at Anthropic fueled fresh scrutiny. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for call for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore