What does request mean?
Definitions for request
rɪˈkwɛstre·quest
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word request.
Princeton's WordNet
request, petition, postulation(noun)
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
request, asking(verb)
the verbal act of requesting
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"
request(verb)
ask (a person) to do something
"She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
request(verb)
inquire for (information)
"I requested information from the secretary"
Wiktionary
request(Noun)
Act of requesting.
Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of .
request(Noun)
Formal message requesting something.
Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of .
request(Noun)
condition of being sought after.
Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of .
request(Verb)
to express the need or desire for
Etymology: From requeste (French: requête), from *requæsita, from requisita, feminine of requisitus, past participle of .
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
Request(noun)
the act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty
Request(noun)
that which is asked for or requested
Request(noun)
a state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand
Request(verb)
to ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor
Request(verb)
to address with a request; to ask
Freebase
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Translations for request
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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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