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req

req is the abbreviation of request.

Meaning of request

Noun

request (plural requests)

  1. Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
    • I will marry her, sir, at your request.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    asking, beseech, prayer, wish
  2. A formal message requesting something.
  3. Condition of being sought after.
    • I do not doubt, but many Great and more Noble Uſes would have been made of ſuch Conqueſts or Diſcoveries, if they had fallen to the ſhare of the Greeks and Romans in thoſe Ages, when Knowledge and Fame were in as great Requeſt, as endleſs Gains and Wealth are among us now; [...]1690, William Temple, Miscellanea. The Second Part. […], London: […] T. M. for Ri[chard] and Ra[lph] Simpson, […], →OCLC, page 49
    Synonyms:
    demand
  4. A message sent over a network to a server.
    • The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request.
  5. (obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.
    • He gave them their request.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 106:15

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Forms of req

pluralreqs

Questions about req

What is req the abbreviation of?
Req is the abbreviation of request.

Words near req in the dictionary

  1. Repyakhovka
  2. repyne
  3. repynes
  4. repêchage
  5. repêchages
  6. req
  7. req'd
  8. req.
  9. reqd
  10. reqd.
  11. reqmt

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