request

re·quest

Use request in a sentence

Every time Mark orders french fries at a restaurant, he requests mayonnaise as a dipping sauce too.

noun

Request is defined as the act of asking for something or something you asked for.
An example of request is the song someone asked a band to play.

verb

Request means to ask for something.
An example of request is to ask for a menu in a restaurant.

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request

the act of asking, or expressing a desire, for something; solicitation or petition
something asked for: to grant a request
the state of being asked for or wanted; demand: a song much in request

Origin of request

Middle English from Old French requeste from Medieval Latin requesta from feminine past participle of Vulgar Latin an unverified form requaerere: see require

to express a wish or desire for; ask for, esp. in a polite or formal way: often followed by an infinitive or by a clause beginning with that
to ask (a person) to do something

request Idioms

by request

in response to a request

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request

transitive verb

re·quest·ed, re·quest·ing, re·quests

To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause: requested information about the experiment; requested to see the evidence firsthand; requested that the bus driver stop at the next corner.
To ask (a person) to do something: The police requested her to accompany them.

noun

An act of asking for something.
Something asked for: wasn't happy until he got his request.

Origin of request

From Middle English requeste the act of requesting from Old French from Vulgar Latin (rēs) requaesita (thing) requested from alteration of Latin requīsīta feminine past participle of requīrere to ask for ; see require .

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re·quest′er
noun

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Noun

(plural requests)

Act of requesting.
A formal message requesting something.
Condition of being sought after.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present requests, present participle requesting, simple past and past participle requested)

to express the need or desire for
to ask somebody to do something

Anagrams

quester

Origin

From Old French requeste (French: requÃªte), from Vulgar Latin *requÃ¦sita, from Latin requisita, feminine of requisitus (“requested, demanded"), past participle of requÄ«rÅ (“require, ask").

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