request
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English
Alternative forms
- requæst (archaic, rare)
Etymology
From Old French requeste (French: requête) < Vulgar Latin *requæsita < Latin requisita, feminine of requisitus (“requested, demanded”), past participle of requīrō (“require, ask”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
request (plural requests)
- the act of requesting
- a formal message requesting something
- the state of being sought after
Synonyms
- (act of requesting): asking, prayer, wish
- (formal message requesting something): petition, postulation
- (state of being sought after): demand
Derived terms
Verb
to request (third-person singular simple present requests, present participle requesting, simple past and past participle requested)
- to express the need or desire for
- to ask somebody to do something
Synonyms
- (to express the need or desire for): indicate, pray, wish
- (to ask somebody to do something): ask, bespeak, call for
Translations
to express the need or desire for
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External links
- request in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- request in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- request at OneLook Dictionary Search
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