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 for specific action.

   They did request unity government knowing it's easy and simple to create, their voices were 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

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf:

   In response to our request, Secretary Clinton provided the department with emails spanning her time at the department.

2. Mike Schur:

   That's a rare thing in Hollywood where you make a request from the people who pay you and they say, 'Sounds good,' we really were able to put all the pieces on the chess board and arrange them exactly the way we wanted, so it was like a control freak's dream.

3. Michael Strahan:

   I didn't wake up and say,' I want a job at' G.M.A.' I was asked to do it by the people who run the network, it was really not a choice. It was a request.

4. Glen Taylor:

   As a small plant we'll be able to ... uphold the guidelines that these foreign markets would request to provide the product.

5. White House:

   Any decision like this would only come at the request of Prime Minister Abadi, and after explicit sign-off from the president of the United States, and that sign-off has not been given at this point.

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