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re⋅quest

  [ri-kwest]
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–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.
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Request

Re*quest"\ (r?-kw[hand]st"), n. [OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ?te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See Require, and cf. Quest.]

1. The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.

I will marry her, sir, at your request. --Shak.

2. That which is asked for or requested. "He gave them their request." --Ps. cvi. 15.

I will both hear and grant you your requests. --Shak.

3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.

Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now. --Sir W. Temple.

Court of Requests. (a) A local tribunal, sometimes called Court of Consience, founded by act of Parliament to facilitate the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or trader in the district defined by the act; -- now mostly abolished. (b) A court of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery. [Eng.] --Brande & C.

Syn: Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication; entreaty; suit.

Request

Re*quest"\ (r?-kw?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Requested; p. pr. & vb. n. Requesting.] [Cf. OF. requester, F. requ[^e]ter.]

1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.

2. To address with a request; to ask.

I request you To give my poor host freedom. --Shak.

Syn: To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See Beg.
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Language Translation for : request
Spanish: petición, solicitud,
German: die Bitte,
Japanese: 要望
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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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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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