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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: prayer, supplication, entreaty
- 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: supplicate, petition
- 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.
request
/ rɪˈkwɛst /
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
- reˈquester, noun
Other Words From
- re·quester noun
- prere·quest noun verb (used with object)
- unre·quested 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
I’ve always remembered my dad’s request that I stand for the anthem.
Strickland’s attorneys had not responded to requests for comment from the Associated Press, which first reported that the lawsuit had been dropped.
Keller’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday evening.
FEMA officials did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
Last July, the Housing Commission issued another request for proposals.
He no doubt had heard by then that some of the cops had ignored his request and turned their backs.
Whatever happened overtook them both within a minute or so of that altitude change request, and they were never heard from again.
Nickelodeon did not return a request for comment for this story.
Normal procedure is that any member country can request that a document be circulated, and the UN does it pro-forma.
Teague did not respond to an InsideClimate News request for comment.
Before the outlaw can comply with this small request the horn sounds again.
The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from generation to generation.
Thinking it was a request for employment which he could not offer, Malcolm stuffed it carelessly into a pocket.
The merest acquaintance would have said something more emphatic than "I will, thank you; good-by," to such a request.
I was the dark complexioned man of the party, and as a “first-footer” in great request.
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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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