Definitions for request
rɪˈkwɛstre·quest

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. request, petition, postulation(noun)

   a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

2. request, asking(verb)

   the verbal act of requesting

3. request, bespeak, call for, quest(verb)

   express the need or desire for; ask for

   "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

4. request(verb)

   ask (a person) to do something

   "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"

5. request(verb)

   inquire for (information)

   "I requested information from the secretary"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. request(Noun)

   Act of requesting.

   Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of .

2. request(Noun)

   Formal message requesting something.

   Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of .

3. request(Noun)

   condition of being sought after.

   Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of .

4. request(Verb)

   to express the need or desire for

   Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of .

5. request(Verb)

   to ask somebody to do something

   Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of .

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Request(noun)

   the act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty

2. Request(noun)

   that which is asked for or requested

3. Request(noun)

   a state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand

4. Request(verb)

   to ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor

5. Request(verb)

   to address with a request; to ask

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'request' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2662

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'request' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3830

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'request' in Nouns Frequency: #907

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'request' in Verbs Frequency: #599

Anagrams for request »

1. quester

How to pronounce request?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of request in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of request in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of request in a Sentence

1. The Carter Center:

   At the request of President Carter, and for humanitarian purposes, Mr. Gomes was granted amnesty by the chairman of the National Defense Commission, Kim Jong-Il.

2. United Airlines:

   When we hear from customers about where we can improve, getting rid of this fee is often the top request, following previous tough times, airlines made difficult decisions to survive, sometimes at the expense of customer service. United Airlines won't be following that same playbook as we come out of this crisis.

3. Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble:

   I ask you all to vote for this request today. The government didn’t submit the request easily, it's a last attempt to fulfil this extraordinarily difficult task.

4. Sheree Boulet:

   We don’t know why ICSI use is increasing in patients without male factor infertility. It’s possible that ICSI use was indicated for reasons that we could not capture in our study, such as having poor quality eggs, patient request or physician preference are other possible explanations for the increasing use of ICSI.

5. Roger Stone:

   And now we see that it’s not. So why my request hasn’t been granted — I’m frankly flummoxed by it. we even proposed, you know, as a compromise, that they just agree to publish them unedited the very next day.

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