call for
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(verb) summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in" |
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Synonyms: call in |
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Related Words: call, send for |
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(verb) ask to come; "summon a lawyer" |
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Synonyms: summon |
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Related Words: beckon, buzz, call, convene, convoke, page, send for |
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(verb) request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
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Synonyms: invite |
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Related Words: bespeak, call for, quest, request |
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(verb) express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room" |
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Synonyms: bespeak, quest, request |
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Related Words: appeal, apply, arrogate, ask, ask in, ask out, ask over, ask round, beg, beg off, call, call for, challenge, claim, communicate, demand, desire, encore, excuse, invite, invite out, lay claim, order, pass, pass on, petition, put across, reserve, solicit, take out, tap |
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(verb) take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" |
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Synonyms: claim, exact, take |
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Related Words: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, require, take |
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(verb) call in an official matter, such as to attend court |
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Synonyms: cite, summon, summons |
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Related Words: call, demand, send for, vouch, vouch in |
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(verb) gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center" |
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Synonyms: collect, gather up, pick up |
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Related Words: acquire, get |
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(verb) 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 demands a spectacular dessert" |
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Synonyms: ask, demand, involve, necessitate, need, require, take |
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Related Words: call for, claim, cost, cry for, cry out for, draw, exact, imply, involve, take |
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