· express the need or desire for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"
Synonym(s): request, ask_for, bespeak, quest
Hypernym(s): communicate, pass_on, pass, pass_along, put_across
· 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 calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
Synonym(s): necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, demand
· request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
Synonym(s): invite
Hypernym(s): request, ask_for, bespeak, call_for, quest
· gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
Synonym(s): collect, pick_up, gather_up