request
noun
the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition.
am requesting
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present progressiveof request (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am not requesting the maximum, but I am requesting some.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2024
“Given the serious nature of the event, I am requesting a full security briefing from the administration on this situation,” Mr. Daines wrote Thursday in a letter to Mr. Austin.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
“I am requesting support and prayers be offered me and my sister @denisedowse,” Dowse’s sister, Tracey Dowse, wrote last week on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
"I am requesting it to be reopened because I had no opportunity to respond to my case," Mr Godin-Prior said.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2022
“This would be a showcase piece, a curiosity. Your clocks are impressive, but what I am requesting would be something truly outstanding, das Meisterwerk. And money is absolutely no object.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
