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Call for meaning

Call for is a phrasal verb with 5 meanings. One of them is to go somewhere to pick up a person.

Past simple
called for
Past participle
called for
-ing form
calling for

What call for means

collect someoneB1

To go somewhere to pick up a person

I will call for you at eight.

4 more meanings of call for are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With call: call back, call off.

With for: care for, look for, do for, feel for, file for, go for, live for, make for, root for, think for yourself.

Common questions

What does call for mean?

It has 5 meanings. One of them is to go somewhere to pick up a person. The other 4, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of call for?

Called for, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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