Request
[rɪ'kwest] or [rɪ'kwɛst]
Definition
(noun.) a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority.
(noun.) the verbal act of requesting.
(verb.) express the need or desire for; ask for; 'She requested an extra bed in her room'; 'She called for room service'.
(verb.) ask (a person) to do something; 'She asked him to be here at noon'; 'I requested that she type the entire manuscript'.
(verb.) inquire for (information); 'I requested information from the secretary'.
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Definition
(n.) The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.
(n.) That which is asked for or requested.
(n.) A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.
(v. t.) To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.
(v. t.) To address with a request; to ask.
Checker: Willa
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Petition, prayer, entreaty, suit, solicitation, supplication.[2]. Demand.
v. a. Solicit, ask, entreat, beg, beseech, beg for, petition for, ask for.
Editor: Oswald
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PETITION]
Edited by Flo
Definition
v.t. to ask for earnestly: to entreat: to desire.—n. petition: prayer: desire: demand: that which is requested: a want: a question: the state of being desired.—n. Request′er.—Request note in the inland revenue an application to obtain a permit for removing excisable articles: programme.—Court of Requests a former Court of Equity in England inferior to the Court of Chancery abolished in 1641: a local tribunal instituted in London by Henry VIII. for the recovery of small debts—called also Court of Conscience: Letters of Request the formal instrument by which in English ecclesiastical law an inferior judge waives his jurisdiction over a cause and refers it to a higher court.
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Examples
- Often, indeed, when pressed by Hortense to come, she would refuse, because Robert did not second, or but slightly seconded the request. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But those who like Peter Featherstone never had a copy of themselves demanded, are the very last to wait for such a request either in prose or verse. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Medora's hints-- Is it at your husband's request that she has arrived here suddenly? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I was only too happy to be in such request. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But I am going to prepare the laudanum for Mr. Blake; and I must request you to be present, and to see what I do. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He returned Mr. Pott's gaze of stone, and in compliance with that gentleman's request, proceeded to make the most he could of the 'serpent. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The injured man was laid on his bed, and at Holmes's request I examined him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She sang, as requested. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He then requested that I should call next day. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is particularly requested that Miss Sharp's stay in Russell Square may not exceed ten days. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In the evening a remarkably fine-looking man requested to speak to me, from the Marquis of Wellesley. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mr. Tupman did as he was requested; and the additional stimulus of the last glass settled his determination. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I am a physician and was requested--five minutes ago--to come and visit a sick man at George's Shooting Gallery. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Lord Raymond requested permission to accompany her to Windsor Castle, to which she consented, and they quitted the cottage together. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- At this juncture a large part of the correspondence referred very naturally to electric lighting, embodying requests for all kinds of information, catalogues, prices, terms, etc. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Both requests were refused. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sir Leicester, who has covered his face with his hands, uttering a single groan, requests him to pause for a moment. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It took hours of my time every day to listen to complaints and requests. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The King hears the reverend man, with a companion of his solitude, telling his beads within, and meekly requests of him quarters for the night. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The venerable Isaac is subjected to an alembic, which will distil from him all he holds dear, without any assistance from my requests or thy entreaty. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He sometimes hails vessels and requests them to take letters home from him. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Soon after a white flag was received, requesting a suspension of hostilities pending negotiations for a surrender. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- If you please, Lady Jane, you will write a letter to Mrs. Rawdon Crawley, requesting her presence upon this melancholy occasion. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It was--From Georgy, requesting 5s. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The next morning, I sent a messenger with a letter, requesting him to join me at the hotel, at his earliest convenience. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If you had, you will please to give this to the French ambassador, requesting his conveyance of it to the good Duke de la Rochefoucauld. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I know my dear uncle and aunt so well, that I am not afraid of requesting it, though I have still something more to ask of the former. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- One Mrs Veneering and one Mr and Mrs Veneering requesting that additional honour, instantly do penance in white cardboard on the hall table. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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