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request
[ ri-kwest ]
noun
- the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition:
At his request, they left.
Synonyms: , ,
- an instance of this:
There have been many requests for the product.
- a written statement of petition:
If you need supplies, send in a request.
- something asked for:
to obtain one's request.
- the state of being asked for; demand.
verb (used with object)
- to ask for, especially politely or formally:
He requested permission to speak.
Synonyms: ,
- to ask or beg; bid (usually followed by a clause or an infinitive):
to request that he leave;
to request to be excused.
- to ask or beg (someone) to do something:
He requested me to go.
Synonyms: ,
request
/ ɪˈɛ /
verb
- to express a desire for, esp politely; ask for or demand
to request a bottle of wine
noun
- the act or an instance of requesting, esp in the form of a written statement; petition or solicitation
a request for a song
- ( as modifier )
a request programme
- at the request ofin accordance with the specific demand or wish of (someone)
- by requestin accordance with someone's desire
- in requestin demand; popular
he is in request in concert halls all over the world
- on requeston the occasion of a demand or request
application forms are available on request
Derived Forms
- ˈܱٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ܱİ noun
- r·ܱ noun verb (used with object)
- ܲr·ܱĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of request1
Word History and Origins
Origin of request1
Idioms and Phrases
- by request, in response or accession to a request:
The orchestra played numbers by request.
More idioms and phrases containing request
see at someone's request ; by request ; on request .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It was installed in 1885 at the request of Queen Victoria who wanted to be able to see from Buckingham Palace if her parliamentarians were sitting after dark.
Last year, however, Pope Francis requested that he be buried in a simpler wooden coffin with a zinc interior.
Neither the Office of Refugee Resettlement nor the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the office, responded to requests from The Times.
Castillo requested the restraining order as part of a civil lawsuit she filed against the city in February, in which she claims she was illegally removed from office.
County supervisors responded to a request for comment.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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