What does request mean?
Definitions for request
rɪˈkwɛstre·quest
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word request.
Princeton's WordNet
request, petition, postulationnoun
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
request, askingverb
the verbal act of requesting
request, bespeak, call for, questverb
express the need or desire for; ask for
"She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
requestverb
ask (a person) to do something
"She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
requestverb
inquire for (information)
"I requested information from the secretary"
Wiktionary
requestnoun
Act of requesting.
requestnoun
Formal message requesting something.
requestnoun
condition of being sought after.
requestverb
to express the need or desire for
requestverb
to ask somebody to do something
Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
REQUESTnoun
Etymology: requeste, Fr.
But ask what you would have reform’d,
I will both hear and grant you your requests. William Shakespeare.Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther. Esth.
All thy request for man, accepted son!
Obtain; all thy request was my decree. John Milton, Par. Lost.Ask him to lend
To this, the last request that I shall send,
A gentle ear. John Denham.Tullus Aufidius will appear well in these wars, his great opposer Coriolanus being now in no request of his country. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.
Whilst this vanity of thinking, that men are obliged to write either systems or nothing, is in request, many excellent notions are suppressed. Boyle.
Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now. William Temple.
To Requestverb
To ask; to solicite; to entreat.
Etymology: requester, Fr.
To-night we hold a solemn supper, Sir,
And I’ll request your presence. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.It was to be requested of Almighty God by prayer, that those kings would seriously fulfil all that hope of peace. Richard Knolles.
The virgin quire for her request,
The god that sits at marriage feast;
He at their invoking came,
But with a scarce well-lighted flame. John Milton.In things not unlawful, great persons cannot be properly said to request, because all things considered, they must not be denied. Robert South, Sermons.
ChatGPT
request
A request is a formal or informal act of asking for something to be done, given or allowed. It involves expressing the desire or need for a particular action or item from another person, organization, or entity. A request can be conveyed through various means such as written documents, verbal communication, or digital platforms.
Webster Dictionary
Requestnoun
the act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty
Requestnoun
that which is asked for or requested
Requestnoun
a state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand
Requestverb
to ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor
Requestverb
to address with a request; to ask
Wikidata
Request
Request is the second album by South African Gothic rock band The Awakening released during April 1998. Taking a step towards the New Romantic sound, Request brought the band more exposure and club rotation with three singles as well as their first music video for "Rain."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Request
rē-kwest′, v.t. to ask for earnestly: to entreat: to desire.—n. petition: prayer: desire: demand: that which is requested: a want: a question: the state of being desired.—n. Request′er.—Request note, in the inland revenue, an application to obtain a permit for removing excisable articles: programme.—Court of Requests, a former Court of Equity in England, inferior to the Court of Chancery, abolished in 1641: a local tribunal instituted in London by Henry VIII. for the recovery of small debts—called also Court of Conscience: Letters of Request, the formal instrument by which in English ecclesiastical law an inferior judge waives his jurisdiction over a cause, and refers it to a higher court. [O. Fr. requeste (Fr. requête)—L. requisitum, pa.p. of requirĕre—re-, away, quærĕre, to seek.]
Editors Contribution
request
Ask respectfully for specific action.
They respectfully request unity government knowing it's easy and simple to create, their voices are heard.
Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'request' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2662
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'request' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3830
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'request' in Nouns Frequency: #907
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'request' in Verbs Frequency: #599
Anagrams for request »
quester
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of request in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of request in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of request in a Sentence
Number one, it was all declassified. Number two, they didn’t need to ‘seize’ anything. They could have had it anytime they wanted without playing politics and breaking into Mar-a-Lago. It was in secured storage, with an additional lock put on as per their request... they could have had it anytime they wanted—and that includes LONG ago. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS ASK. The bigger problem is, what are they going to do with the 33 million pages of documents, many of which are classified, that President Obama took to Chicago?
We accommodated his request, understanding and appreciating his desire to remain closer to his family and recognizing that a remote co-hosting role on a roundtable in-studio program was not a long-term option, while we will miss his insightful contributions each night and look forward to welcoming him on set whenever he's in New York, we are pleased to have him continue his longtime role as a senior political analyst with Fox News.
Our party has won an overwhelming majority of the seats but we won't take them all, as I said earlier, we will cooperate with others with the spirit of sharing our success with them based on building national reconciliation. Of course The NLD will lead. It is the mandate the people have given to us at our request.
The Department of Homeland Security is currently reviewing his file to determine whether or not they would put in a request with the United Nations to have him relocated to U.S. based on what he did.
She was a grandmother who was supported by me and her son-in-law at my request, she now wants to back charge me $96 per hour for supposedly working 12 hours a day for 18 years for watching her grandchildren. In reality, she only occasionally babysat my older girls when they were toddlers.
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- طلبArabic
- запытаць, запытвацьBelarusian
- petició, demanar, sol·licitudCatalan, Valencian
- žádat, žádost, požádat, prosbaCzech
- ansøgning, anmodeDanish
- Ersuchen, Bitte, Antrag, Anfrage, anfordern, Nachfrage, Begehr, begehren, erbitten, Ansinnen, Wunsch, verlangen nach, Gesuch, bitten um, Eingabe, erwünschenGerman
- ζητώGreek
- petoEsperanto
- pedir, petición, solicitud, demandaSpanish
- paluma, soovima, tellimusEstonian
- طلب کردن, درخواستن, درخواست کردن, درخواستPersian
- pyytää, anoa, pyyntöFinnish
- demander, requête, demande, prierFrench
- iarrIrish
- iarrtas, iarr, iarraidhScottish Gaelic
- בַּקָּשָׁהHebrew
- निवेदनHindi
- kívánság, kérvény, kereslet, kérésHungarian
- խնդրանք, խնդրել, հարցում, հարցապնդում, խնդիր, հայցել, խնդիրք, պահանջարկArmenian
- permintaanIndonesian
- richiestaItalian
- 要求, 頼む, 依頼, 要望する, 要請する, 求めるJapanese
- ವಿನಂತಿKannada
- 付託, 要求, 요구, 부탁하다, 要望, 부탁, 요망Korean
- تکا, doz, خواست, tika, داوا, داوا کردن, rica, dawa, daxwazKurdish
- prasīšana, prasīt, lūgšana, lūgt, prasība, lūgumsLatvian
- барање, баранMacedonian
- അഭ്യര്ത്ഥനMalayalam
- anmodeNorwegian
- verzoeken, verzoek, vraagDutch
- prosićPolish
- requerer, requisição, pedir, requerimento, pedido, solicitarPortuguese
- mañayQuechua
- cere, ruga, cerereRomanian
- запрос, просьба, запрашивать, требование, требовать, ходатайство, заявка, запроситьRussian
- be, anhållan, önskemål, utbedja, anmodan, uppmana, anhålla om, bön, utbe, begära, efterfrågan, begäran, bedja, önskan, anmodaSwedish
- ombi, maombiSwahili
- VignapthiTelugu
- ขอร้องThai
- istekTurkish
- запитUkrainian
- درخواستUrdu
- 請求, yêu cầu, 要求, thỉnh cầuVietnamese
- בקשהYiddish
- 请求Chinese
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