To shout out in order to summon (a person).
I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy.
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To ask for in a loud voice.
We finished the main course in short order and called for more wine.
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(figuratively) To request, demand.
The government has called for an end to hostilities in the region.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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