English-Spanish translations for call for

• exigir
  Debemos exigir que se ponga fin a la violencia. We must call for an end to the violence.
  Es fácil exigir derechos humanos en otras partes. It is easy to call for human rights elsewhere.
  Debemos exigir la liberación de los detenidos. We must call for the release of those detained.
• instar
• llamar

Definition of call for

• To shout out in order to summon (a person
• To ask for in a loud voice
• To request, demand
• To necessitate, demand
• To stop at a place and ask for (someone

Examples

• I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy
• We finished the main course in short order and called for more wine.
• The government has called for an end to hostilities in the region.
• This situation calls for a high degree of courage.
• Ill call for you just after midday.

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