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Request

//ɹɪˈkwɛst// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority wordnet
  3. 3
    A formal message requesting something.
  4. 4
    the verbal act of requesting wordnet
  5. 5
    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; [...]"

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  1. 6
    A message sent over a network to a server.

    "The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request."

  2. 7
    That which is asked for or requested. obsolete

    "He gave them their request."

Verb
  1. 1
    To ask for (something).

    "The corporal requested reinforcements."

  2. 2
    express the need or desire for wordnet
  3. 3
    To ask (somebody) to do something. transitive

    "She called me into her office and requested me to sit down."

  4. 4
    ask (a person) to do something wordnet
  5. 5
    inquire for (information) wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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