request

re·quest (r

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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.

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

Verb

to ask for or politely demand: we requested a formal meeting with the committee

Noun

1. the act or an instance of asking for something: a polite request

2. something asked for

3. on request if asked for: most companies will send samples on request [Old French requeste]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	request - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority petition, postulation 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 requesting asking 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)
Verb	1.	request - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" call for, bespeak, quest 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" 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"