request
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.
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.
to ask for, especially politely or formally: He requested permission to speak.
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.
Idioms about request
by request, in response or accession to a request: The orchestra played numbers by request.
Origin of request
1synonym study For request
Other words for request
Other words from request
- re·quest·er, noun
- pre·re·quest, noun, verb (used with object)
- un·re·quest·ed, adjective
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How to use request in a sentence
The Senate majority leader and the speaker of the state House, both Republicans, declined requests for comment Wednesday.
Pressure mounts on state Republicans as lawsuits challenging election results founder | Elise Viebeck, Tom Hamburger, Jon Swaine, Emma Brown | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostEason’s attorney with the Public Defender Service did not respond to an interview request.
After mother, partner are charged in toddler’s death, D.C. police say siblings were also abused | Peter Hermann | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostOn Sunday, she was preparing for Lake City’s upcoming council meeting while trying to make sense of a local rezoning request for a daily story.
Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news. It paid off on election week. | Reis Thebault | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostGOP officials in Michigan did not respond to requests for comment.
‘We will not allow anyone to stop us’: Day and night, under historic scrutiny, the nation’s vote counters carried on | Amy Gardner, Reis Thebault, Hannah Knowles, Michelle Lee | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostShawn Takeuchi, a spokesman for the San Diego Police Department, said the department will respond to any request for service in which a person feels they were a victim of a crime.
Women Politicians Across the County Say They’ve Faced Harassment, Threats | Kayla Jimenez | November 9, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Also, requesting world peace implies that there are no bad guys in the world who need to be fought.
And it is only a temporary (though indefinite) order, requesting a response from the ACLU.
The big twist is that by requesting those documents, Hall did in fact uncover a nepotism problem plaguing UT admissions.
The University of Texas’s Machiavellian War on Its Regent | David Davis | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn email to the publicist for Goldberg and McCarthy, requesting comment, was not answered as of this writing.
Massacre at ‘The View’: Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy Reportedly Fired | Lloyd Grove | June 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd now here he is, accused of doing (or requesting others do) the same thing.
An address was presented requesting him not to grant to Portland an extensive territory in North Wales.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThey sent two judges with a message requesting the permission of the Commons to examine him.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayMany southern states passed resolutions requesting the northern states to forbid the publication of abolitionist papers.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyTaking the knife he cuts the apple into two pieces, requesting the audience to select one of them.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousBeatrice is having so many visitors that we are thinking of having a guest book and requesting all callers to register.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthur
British Dictionary definitions for request
/ (rɪˈkwɛst) /
to express a desire for, esp politely; ask for or demand: to request a bottle of wine
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 of in accordance with the specific demand or wish of (someone)
by request in accordance with someone's desire
in request in demand; popular: he is in request in concert halls all over the world
on request on the occasion of a demand or request: application forms are available on request
Origin of request
1Derived forms of request
- requester, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with request
see at someone's request; by request; on request.
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