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request

noun

1 request

A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority.

synonyms: petition, postulation.

Roget 765: request, requisition; claim etc. (demand) 741; petition, suit, prayer; begging letter, round robin.    motion, overture, ... show more

Roget 741: command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm, bidding, dictum, hest, behest, call, beck, nod.    despatch, ... show more

Roget 461: inquiry; request etc. 765; search, research, quest, pursuit etc. 622.    examination, review, scrutiny, investigation, ... show more

Dutch: vraag, aanvraag, petitie, petitionnement, rekest, smeekschrift, verzoek, verzoekschrift

2 request

The verbal act of requesting.

synonym: asking.

Dutch: verzoek
Polish: życzenie, prośba

verb

1 request

Express the need or desire for:
— She requested an extra bed in her room.

synonyms: ask for, bespeak, call for, quest.

Roget 765: request, ask; beg, crave, sue, pray, petition, solicit, invite, pop the question, make bold to ask; beg leave, beg a boon; ... show more

Dutch: vragen

2 request

Ask (a person) to do something.

3 request

Inquire for (information).


Moby thesaurus: appeal, application, apply for, ask, ask for, beg, beg leave, beseech, bespeak, call, call for, crave, demand, desire, entreat, entreaty, file for, importune, improper suggestion, indecent proposal ... show more.

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