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

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   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. Elections Jim Allen:

   They’re looking at a preliminary report from January, and just recently, in the last week, they’ve filed a request for an updated report, they’re looking at incomplete data.

2. Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova:

   We are currently reviewing the shareholder agreement article by article. Our request is for Westinghouse to come as a strategic investor who participates in the project with real, fresh financial resources and stays in as long as possible, what we have asked for from Westinghouse is to have a 49 percent participation in the project and invest into the plan according to the stake.

3. Muriel Bowser:

   We didn't request any assistance, DC police did not request any assistance from our neighbors, and we do have throughout the national capital region arrangements to assist each other if we -- if there is ever a mass event that requires additional policing. We haven't taken the step of requesting that assistance from around National Capitol Region. And we haven't requested assistance from other states.

4. Steven Mnuchin:

   That was actually at our request they delayed that.

5. The Pentagon:

   Under the request, DOD will only provide housing support, while HHS will be responsible for all care, transportation, and security of the evacuees. DOD personnel will not be directly in contact with the evacuees and evacuees will not have access to any base location other than their assigned housing.

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