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re·quest  (r-kwst)
tr.v. re·quest·ed, re·quest·ing, re·quests
1. To express a desire for; 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.
2. To ask (a person) to do something: The police requested her to accompany them.
n.
1. The act of asking.
2. Something asked for.
Idioms:
by request
In response to an expressed desire: We are offering these scarves for sale again by request.
in request
In great demand: a pianist in great request.
on/upon request
When asked for: References are available on request.

[From Middle English requeste, the act of requesting, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *(rs) requaesita, (thing) requested, from alteration of Latin requsta, feminine past participle of requrere, to ask for; see require.]

re·quester n.

request [rɪˈkwɛst]
vb (tr)
to express a desire for, esp politely; ask for or demand to request a bottle of wine
n
1.
a.  the act or an instance of requesting, esp in the form of a written statement; petition or solicitation a request for a song
b.  (as modifier) a request programme
at the request of in accordance with the specific demand or wish of (someone)
by request in accordance with someone's desire
in request in demand; popular he is in request in concert halls all over the world
on request on the occasion of a demand or request application forms are available on request
[from Old French requeste, from Vulgar Latin requaerere (unattested) to seek after; see require, quest]
requester  n

request
  • ask - A request or question.
  • behest, request - Behest is a stronger term than request.
  • boon - Once meant "request for a favor."
  • precatory - Words of recommendation, request, entreaty, wish, or expectation, employed in wills, as distinguished from express directions.
  • ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Noun1.request - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authorityrequest - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
    application - a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
    ingathering, solicitation, collection, appeal - request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
    subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
    demand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
    2.request - the verbal act of requestingrequest - the verbal act of requesting        
    speech act - the use of language to perform some act
    notice, notification - a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"
    indirect request, wish - an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention"
    invitation - a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"
    appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
    orison, petition, prayer - reverent petition to a deity
    call - a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"
    billing, charge - request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
    trick or treat - a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse
    inquiring, questioning - a request for information
    order - a request for something to be made, supplied, or served; "I gave the waiter my order"; "the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle"
    callback, recall - a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
    Verb1.request - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
    communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
    order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
    ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
    encore - request an encore, from a performer
    petition - write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
    demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
    appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
    supplicate - ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing"
    apply - ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
    solicit, beg, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
    reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
    challenge - ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
    beg off, excuse - ask for permission to be released from an engagement
    demand - ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"
    claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
    call for, invite - request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
    ask in, invite - ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
    desire - express a desire for
    beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"
    arrogate, lay claim, claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
    ask over, ask round, invite - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
    call - call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"
    ask out, invite out, take out - make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?"
    book, reserve, hold - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
    2.request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
    order, enjoin, tell, say - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
    ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
    call - order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty"
    invite, bid - ask someone in a friendly way to do something
    declare oneself, pop the question, propose, offer - ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
    3.request - inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"
    wonder, inquire, enquire - have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
    seek - inquire for; "seek directions from a local"

    request
    verb
    1. ask for, apply for, appeal for, put in for, demand, desire, pray for, beg for, requisition, beseech I requested a copy of the form.
    2. invite, call for, beg, petition, beseech, entreat, supplicate They requested him to leave.
    3. seek, ask (for), sue for, solicit the right to request a divorce
    noun
    2. asking, demand, plea, pleading, begging, bidding, petitioning, solicitation, entreaty, supplication At his request, they attended some of the meetings.
    3. wish, want, choice, desire, requirement A few extra spaces have been made available by special request.
    Translations
    request [rɪˈkwest]
    A. N (gen) → solicitud f; (= plea) → petición f
    at the request ofa petición de
    by requesta petición
    to play a record by requesttocar un disco a petición de un oyente
    by popular requestpor petición popular, a petición del público
    a request for helpuna petición de socorro
    to grant sb's requestacceder al ruego de algn
    it is much in requesttiene mucha demanda, está muy solicitado
    to make a request for sthpedir algo
    on requesta solicitud
    B. VTpedir, solicitar
    to request sb to do sthpedir a algn hacer algo
    to request sth of sbpedir algo a algn
    "visitors are requested not to talk"se ruega a los visitantes respetar el silencio
    C. CPD request (bus) stop Nparada f discrecional
    request programme N (Rad) → programa m con peticiones de discos

    request [rɪˈkwɛst]
    n
    (= asking) → demande f; (formal)requête f
    the Opposition's request for an inquiry → la demande d'enquête de l'opposition
    at the request of → à la demande de
    on request → sur demande
    available on request → disponible sur demande
    (for song, piece of music)disque m à la demande
    I'm playing this request for Mary Jones → Je passe ce disque à la demande de Mary Jones.
    vtdemander
    to request sth of sb → demander qch à qn
    to request sth from sb → demander qch à qn
    to request that ... → demander que ...
    Mr and Mrs Noble request the pleasure of your company ... (on wedding invitation)M. et Mme Noble ont l'honneur de solliciter votre présence ...
    request stop n (British) (for bus)arrêt m facultatif

    request
    nBitte f, → Wunsch m, → Ersuchen nt (geh); at somebody’s requestauf jds Bitte etc; on/by requestauf Wunsch; no parking by requestbitte nicht parken; to make a request for somethingum etw bitten; I have a request to make of or to youich habe eine Bitte an Sie, ich muss eine Bitte an Sie richten; (record) requestsPlattenwünsche pl
    vtbitten um; asylum alsonachsuchen um; (Rad) recordsich (dat)wünschen; to request silenceum Ruhe bitten or ersuchen (geh); to request something of or from somebodyjdn um etw bitten or ersuchen (geh); to request that …bitten, dass …; “you are requested not to smoke”„bitte nicht rauchen ? presence, pleasure

    request:
    request programme, (US) request program
    n (Rad) → Wunschsendung f
    request stop
    n (Brit) → Bedarfshaltestelle f

    request [rɪˈkwɛst]
    1. n (formal) → richiesta, domanda
    to make a request for sth → fare richiesta di qc
    at the request of → su richiesta di
    on or by request → a or su richiesta
    by popular request → a grande richiesta
    2. vt to request sth from or of sb/sb to do sthrichiedere qc a qn/a qn di fare qc
    "you are requested not to smoke" → "si prega di non fumare"

    request
    n request [riˈkwest]
    1 the act of asking for something I did that at his request; After frequent requests, he eventually agreed to sing. versoek طَلَب искане prosba anmodning; opfordring die Bitte αίτηση, αίτημα, παράκληση petición, solicitud palve درخواست؛ تقاضا pyyntö requête בַּקָשָה अनुरोध molba, potražnja kérés permintaan beiðni, tilmæli richiesta 要望 의뢰 prašymas, reikalavimas lūgums permohonan verzoek anmodning, oppfordring prośba pedido rugăminte просьба prosba prošnja, zahteva zahtev begäran, önskan, önskemål การขอร้อง rica, istek 要求 прохання; вимога درخواست lời yêu cầu
    2 something asked for The next record I will play is a request. versoek مَطْلَب молба přání ønske der Wunsch παράκληση, παραγγελία petición soov پر طرف دار toivekappale demande בַּקָשָה विनय, विनती, मांग zahtjev kívánság permintaan beiðni; óska(lag) richiesta リクエスト 요청 pageidavimas pieprasījums; lūgums; prasība permintaan verzoek oppfordring życzenie pedido cerere просьба prianie prošnja zahtev önskemål การเรียกร้อง istek, dilek 請求,點歌 замовлення گزارش sự yêu cầu
    v
    to ask (for) something; People using this library are requested not to talk; Many people have requested this next song. aangevra يَطْلُب моля žádat anmode om; ønske bitten παρακαλώ, ζητώ pedir paluma, soovima درخواست کردن pyytää demander (à) לְבָקֵש अनुरोध करना zamoliti, zatražiti kér meminta biðja um (e-ð) richiedere 頼む 요청하다 prašyti, pageidauti lūgt; []prasīt memohon verzoeken anmode/be om prosić (o) pedir a cere просить žiadať zaprositi tražiti anmoda, be, uppmana ขอ rica etmek, istemek 要求 прохати خواہش کرنا yêu cầu
    by request
    when or because one is asked to I'm singing this next song by request. volgens versoek حَسَب الطَّلب، تَلْبِيَةً لِطَلَب по желание na přání på opfordring auf Wunsch κατά παραγγελία a petición soovil طبق تقاضا pyynnöstä sur demande עַל פִּי בַּקָשָה के कहने पर na molbu közkívánatra atas permintaan samkvæmt beiðni a richiesta 求めに応じて 요청에 따라 pagal pageidavimą, paprašius saskaņā ar lūgumu dengan permintaan op verzoek etter anmodning/oppfordring na życzenie a pedido la cerere по просьбе/заявке na želanie po naročilu po zahtevu på begäran ตามคำเรียกร้อง istek 應要求 на замовлення بذریعہ درخواست theo yêu cầu
    on request
    when requested Buses only stop here on request. volgens versoek عِنْد الطَّلَب при поискване na požádání når det ønskes auf Aufforderung όταν ζητείται a solicitud, si se solicita/pide nõudel, palvel طبق درخواست pyydettäessä sur demande עַל פִּי בַּקָשָה मांग होने पर na zahtjev feltételes megálló kalau diminta samkvæmt beiðni su richiesta 頼めば 요청에 의하여 paprašius pēc pieprasījuma atas permintaan op verzoek anmodning/oppfordring, signal na życzenie a pedido la cerere по требованию na požiadanie na zahtevo na zahtev på begäran ตามการร้องขอ istek üzerine 有要求時 на вимогу درخواست پر theo yêu cầu

    request مطلب, يَلْتَمِس požádat, prosba forespørge, forespørgsel Bitte, bitten um αίτημα, αιτούμαι solicitar, solicitud pyyntö, pyytää requête, solliciter tražiti, zahtjev richiedere, richiesta 頼み, 頼む 요청, 요청하다 verzoek, verzoeken anmode, forespørsel poprosić, prośba pedido, requerer просить, просьба begära, begäran เรียกร้อง, การเรียกร้อง rica, rica etmek đề nghị 请求


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