to go somewhere and get someone or something in order to take them to another place
to make something necessary or suitable
to say publicly that something must happen
Has he called for his parcel yet?
I really don’t think that remark was called for!
I’ll call for you at eight.
Protesters were calling for a ban on the production of GM foods.
Safe thing is to call for help on the radio, sit out here all night till somebody comes.
Several of the newspapers were calling for his resignation.
Skill and initiative are called for in this job.
The present crisis calls for mature judgment on the part of our leaders.
calls for
calling for
called for
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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