request

Verb

1. To ask for (something).
2. (transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.

Noun

1. Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
2. A formal message requesting something.
3. Condition of being sought after.
4. A message sent over a network to a server.
5. (obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈkwɛst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: request

Cognate with French: requête

Cognate with French: requetér

In summary

From Middle English request, from Old French requeste (French requête), from Vulgar Latin *requaesita, from Latin requīsīta, feminine of requīsītus (“requested, demanded”), past participle of requīrō (“require, ask”), composed of re- + quaerō (“I seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Compare to French requérir.

Synonyms

ask

demand

beg

ask for

petition

appeal

entreaty

claim

application

solicit

order

pray

🛐

desire

prayer

wish

plea

invite

entreat

beseech

seek

🔍

supplication

bid

petition for

call

solicitation

want

asking

question

❓

plead

inquire

implore

call for

need

require

inquiry

requirement

invitation

command

proposal

apply

requisition

summon

apply for

query

suit

quest

submit

bespeak

please

suggestion

Translations

demander

demande

requête

pedir

richiesta

bitten

Bitte

verzoeken

pedir

vragen

petición

verzoek

domanda

❓

طلب

prier

🛐

Sentences

Regarding your request , I have decided to heed your warnings .

At her request , he rewrote her part to give it substance and novelty .