request
Syllables: re·quest/ɹɪˈkwɛst/
request verb: to ask for (something).
Verb
request (third-person singular simple present requests, present participle requesting, simple past and past participle requested)
- To ask for (something).
- The corporal requested reinforcements.
- I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position.
- To ask (somebody) to do something.
- She called me into her office and requested me to sit down.
Noun
request (plural requests)
- 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]...
- The promise that arises upon an account stated, is to pay on request.1839, The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports
- A formal message requesting something.
- Synonyms:
- petition, postulation
- 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
- A message sent over a network to a server.
- The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request.
- 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
request meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
request in Hindi
- to express the need or desire for
- निवेदन करना nivedan karnā
- to ask somebody to do something
- माँगना māṅgnā, निवेदन करना nivedan karnā
- act of requesting
- निवेदन nivedan, अनुरोध anurodh, फ़रमाइश farmāiś
- formal message requesting something
- याचिका yācikā
request in Tamil
- act of requesting
- வேண்டுகோள் vēṇṭukōḷ
- formal message requesting something
- வேண்டுகோள் vēṇṭukōḷ
request in Marathi
- request
- विनंती vinantī
- request, beseechment
- प्रार्थना prārthanā
request in Urdu
- to ask somebody to do something
- دَرْخواسْت کَرنا darxvāst karnā
- act of requesting
- دَرْخْوَاسْت darxvāst, فَرْمائِش farmāiś, عَرْض 'arz
More languagesFewer languages
- request in Bengali
- অনুরোধ onurōdh
- request in Telugu
- మనవి manavi, వేడు vēḍu
- request in Malayalam
- അഭ്യർത്ഥിക്കുക abhyaṟtthikkuka, ചോദിക്കുക cōdikkuka, അഭ്യർത്ഥന abhyaṟtthana
- request in Kannada
- ಕೋರಿಕೆ kōrike, ಅರ್ಥ artha
- request in Punjabi
- ਗੁਜਾਰਸ਼ gujāraś
- request in Gujarati
- માંગણી māṅgṇī, અરજી arjī, પ્રાર્થવું prārthvũ, વાત vāt
- request in Odia
- ମାଗୁଣି māguṇi, ଅପେକ୍ଷା apekṣā, କଥା kathā
- request in Sanskrit
- इषुध्या iṣudhyā́, मार्गति mā́rgati, अञ्च् añc, अञ्चति áncati
- request in Sinhala
- පතුන් patun, ප්රාර්ථනය prārthanaya
- request in Nepali
- बिन्ति binti
- request in Pashto
- غوښتنه ǧux̌tana, درخواست darxwāst
- request in Tagalog
- makiusap, paki-usap
- request in Arabic
- طَلَبَ ṭalaba, طَلَب ṭalab, مَسْأَلَة masʔala, ضَرَاعَة ḍarāʕa
- request in Malay
- permintaan, permohonan
- request in Indonesian
- minta
- request in Persian
- درخواست کردن darxâst kardan, طلب کردن talab kardan, درخواستن darxâstan
- request in Thai
- ขอ kɔ̌ɔ, ขอให้ kɔ̌ɔ-hâi, การขอ gaan-kɔ̌ɔ
- request in Vietnamese
- thỉnh cầu, yêu cầu
- request in Myanmar
- တောင်းဆိုချက် taung:hcuihkyak
Examples of request in a sentence
- At my request, they agreed to move us to another hotel.
- A man of his condition has no place to make requests.
- Three volunteers put up their hands in response to the speaker's request.
Synonyms of request
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Forms of request
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | requests |
| present participle | requesting |
| past participle | requested |
| past | requested |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | requestest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | requestedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | requesteth |
| alternative form (obsolete) | requeste |
| Noun | |
| plural | requests |
Origin of request
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 (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Compare to French requérir.
Words formed from request
Phrases with request
- request note
- request stop
- request notes
- request stops
- space request
- friend request
- interrupt request
- letters of request
- as per your request
- request for proposal
- object request broker
- object request brokers
3 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with request
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- attest
- guest
- quest
- bequest
- distressed
- pest
- prest
- revest
- west
- wrest
- zest
- contest
- depressed
- dressed
- gest
- impressed
- jest
- suggest
- acid test
- best
- celeste
- divest
- ingest
- molest
- North West
- northwest
- possessed
- pressed
- professed
- southwest
- -cest
- addressed
- behest
- compressed
- congest
- detest
- fest
- infest
- lest
- obsessed
- pretest
- processed
- repressed
- rest.
- stressed
- tressed
- unrest
- unstressed
Questions about request
- What does request mean?
- Request means to ask for (something).
- What is request in Hindi?
- Request in Hindi is निवेदन करना (nivedan karnā), माँगना (māṅgnā), निवेदन (nivedan). See Request meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is request?
- Request can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce request?
- Request is pronounced /ɹɪˈkwɛst/.
- What is the past tense of request?
- The past tense of request is requested.
Words near request in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: request (page history and authors); प्रार्थना (Marathi) (page history and authors); మనవి (Telugu) (page history and authors); ಅರ್ಥ (Kannada) (page history and authors); અરજી (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ଅପେକ୍ଷା (Odia) (page history and authors); अञ्चति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); පතුන් (Sinhala) (page history and authors); बिन्ति (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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