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re⋅quest

  [ri-kwest]
Use request in a Sentence
–noun
1. the act of asking for something to be given or done, esp. as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
2. an instance of this: There have been many requests for the product.
3. a written statement of petition: If you need supplies, send in a request.
4. something asked for: to obtain one's request.
5. the state of being asked for; demand.
–verb (used with object)
6. to ask for, esp. politely or formally: He requested permission to speak.
7. to ask or beg; bid (usually fol. by a clause or an infinitive): to request that he leave; to request to be excused.
8. to ask or beg (someone) to do something: He requested me to go.
—Idiom
9. by request, in response or accession to a request: The orchestra played numbers by request.
Origin:
1300–50; ME requeste (n.) < OF < VL *requaesita things asked for, n. use of neut. pl. ptp. of *requaerere to seek, for L requīrere. See require, quest

Related forms:
re⋅quest⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. entreaty, supplication, prayer. 6. petition, supplicate. 7. See beg. 8. entreat, beseech.
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re·quest   (rĭ-kwěst')   
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.


[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.]
re·quest'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

request  (n.)
c.1330, from O.Fr. requeste (Fr. requête) "a request," from V.L. *requæsita, from L. requisita "a thing asked for," fem. of requisitus "requested, demanded" (see requisite). The verb is first recorded 1533.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

request

see at someone's request; by request; on request.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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