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request en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɪˈkwɛst/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
   • The promise that arises upon an account stated, is to pay on request. 1839, The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports:
   • 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] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
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:
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:

Forms

Deriveds

multirequest · request for admission · discovery request · subrequest · merge request · request for production · requestman · request for quotation · pull request · request for comments

Descendants

리퀘스트 · リクエスト · request

Relateds

requirement · requisite · require · Wiktionary:Requested entries:English

Synonyms

prayer · demand · petition · beseech · wish · postulation · asking

Translations (238)

cs žádost (act of requesting) · kmr tika (act of requesting) · uk за́пит (act of requesting) · ur دَرْخْوَاسْت (act of requesting) · av гьари (act of requesting) · bg проше́ние (act of requesting) · hy պահանջարկ (condition of being sought after) · lv prasība (formal message requesting something) · da efterspørgsel (condition of being sought after) · ca crida (message sent over a network) · ca petició (formal message requesting something) · hi फ़रमाइश (act of requesting) · de Request (message sent over a network) · uk вимо́га (act of requesting) · hy խնդիր (act of requesting) · ru запро́с (formal message requesting something) · de Gesuch (formal message requesting something) · ja 依頼 (act of requesting) · de Anfrage (message sent over a network) · ug تەلەپ (act of requesting) · ky өтүнүч (act of requesting) · hi निवेदन (act of requesting) · hy խնդիրք (act of requesting) · ar ضَرَاعَة (act of requesting) · lo ການຂໍ (act of requesting) · fi kysyntä (condition of being sought after) · got 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 (act of requesting) · ko 의뢰 (act of requesting) · sh мо̀лба (act of requesting) · nb forespørsel (act of requesting) · fi pyyntö (act of requesting) · ps درخواست (act of requesting) · ms permintaan (act of requesting) · kk бұйымтай (act of requesting) · fr requête (message sent over a network) · lv lūgšana (act of requesting) · hy խնդրանք (act of requesting) · uk зая́вка (act of requesting) · tr rica (act of requesting) · bg молба́ (act of requesting) · ko 요구 (act of requesting) · ca requesta (act of requesting) · ps غوښتنه (act of requesting) · cs požadavek (act of requesting) · nl verzoek (formal message requesting something) · is beiðni (act of requesting) · my တောင်းဆိုချက် (act of requesting) · sw ombi (formal message requesting something) · uk проха́ння (act of requesting) · sv begäran (act of requesting) · kmr doz (act of requesting) · fa-ira خواهِش (act of requesting) · uz soʻrov (act of requesting) · de Antrag (formal message requesting something) · hu kérés (act of requesting) · cy cais (act of requesting) · az xahiş (formal message requesting something) · ar مَسْأَلَة (act of requesting) · da ansøgning (formal message requesting something) · yi בקשה (act of requesting) · hu kereslet (condition of being sought after) · de Ersuchen (act of requesting) · uk про́сьба (act of requesting) · mk барање (act of requesting) · zza waştış (act of requesting) · ms permohonan (act of requesting) · mk молба (act of requesting) · yue 要求 (act of requesting) · lv prasīšana (act of requesting) · hu kérvény (formal message requesting something) · be прашэ́ньне (act of requesting) · ckb خواست (act of requesting) · fa-ira دَرْخواسْت (act of requesting) · xdq тилади́ (act of requesting) · grc αἴτημα (act of requesting) · af aanvraag (act of requesting) · be патрабава́ньне (act of requesting) · es instancia (formal message requesting something) · de Nachfrage (act of requesting) · it richiesta (act of requesting) · da forespørgsel (act of requesting) · ta வேண்டுகோள் (act of requesting) · kmr daxwaz (act of requesting) · ckb تکا (act of requesting) · be патрабава́нне (act of requesting) · ja 要望 (act of requesting) · ta வேண்டுகோள் (formal message requesting something) · id minta (act of requesting) · pt requisição (act of requesting) · ro cerere (act of requesting) · pdt Aunfroag (formal message requesting something) · ja 要求 (act of requesting) · be про́сьба (act of requesting) · bg зая́вка (act of requesting) · km សំណូម (act of requesting) · kk өтініш (act of requesting) · pl wniosek (formal message requesting something) · hi अनुरोध (act of requesting) · pt requerimento (act of requesting) · uk за́пит (message sent over a network) · ru хода́тайство (act of requesting) · bn অনুরোধ (act of requesting) · uk за́пит (formal message requesting something) · sw ombi (act of requesting) · kmr dawa (act of requesting) · ar طَلَب (act of requesting) · cmn 請求 /请求 (message sent over a network) · cs prosba (act of requesting) · pl popyt (condition of being sought after) · sv önskemål (act of requesting) · he בַּקָּשָׁה (act of requesting) · et palve (act of requesting) · fr requête (formal message requesting something) · su suhun (act of requesting) · es solicitud (formal message requesting something) · mt talba (act of requesting) · es pedido (act of requesting) · tr istek (act of requesting) · fr requête (act of requesting) · af aanvraag (formal message requesting something) · lo ຄຳຂໍ (act of requesting) · sv anhållan (formal message requesting something) · mt talb (act of requesting) · pa ਗੁਜਾਰਸ਼ (act of requesting) · az istək (formal message requesting something) · de Wunsch (act of requesting) · es instancia (act of requesting) · ckb داوا (act of requesting) · hy հարցում (formal message requesting something) · tg илтимос (act of requesting) · sv önskan (act of requesting) · ja 願い (act of requesting) · zza waştış (formal message requesting something) · fa-ira طَلَب (act of requesting) · ky суроо (act of requesting) · be зая́ўка (act of requesting) · fo umbøn (act of requesting) · sk požiadavka (act of requesting) · sv begäran (formal message requesting something) · be хада́йніцтва (act of requesting) · da anmodning (act of requesting) · ca petició (act of requesting) · nb oppfordring (act of requesting) · nl vraag (act of requesting) · az təvəqqe (formal message requesting something) · zza reca (act of requesting) · lv lūgums (formal message requesting something) · sk prosba (act of requesting) · hi याचिका (formal message requesting something) · nl verzoek (act of requesting) · ca sol·licitud (formal message requesting something) · mk барање (formal message requesting something) · hu kérelem (formal message requesting something) · ur فَرْمائِش (act of requesting) · fr demande (act of requesting) · el αίτημα (act of requesting) · fr demande (condition of being sought after) · sk žiadosť (act of requesting) · ru запро́с (act of requesting) · de Gesuch (act of requesting) · be прашэ́нне (act of requesting) · sh mòlba (act of requesting) · fi pyyntö (formal message requesting something) · yue 請求 /请求 (act of requesting) · az rica (formal message requesting something) · de Bitte (act of requesting) · bg тъ́рсене (condition of being sought after) · uz iltimos (act of requesting) · sv anmodan (formal message requesting something) · ka მოთხოვნა (act of requesting) · de Anliegen (act of requesting) · ca sol·licitud (act of requesting) · tg хоҳиш (act of requesting) · pl petycja (message sent over a network) · hu kívánság (act of requesting) · ko 부탁 (act of requesting) · sv bön (act of requesting) · tg дархост (act of requesting) · et avaldus (act of requesting) · ru тре́бование (act of requesting) · la petītum (act of requesting) · es pedido (formal message requesting something) · bg про́сба (act of requesting) · ckb تکا (formal message requesting something) · pt pedido (act of requesting) · mk баран (condition of being sought after) · de Nachfrage (condition of being sought after) · gd iarraidh (act of requesting) · de Begehr (act of requesting) · zza taleb (act of requesting) · de Ansinnen (formal message requesting something) · tr talep (act of requesting) · kmr rica (act of requesting) · sv efterfrågan (condition of being sought after) · ru проше́ние (act of requesting) · sl zahteva (act of requesting) · tl paki-usap (formal message requesting something) · th การขอ (act of requesting) · be за́пыт (act of requesting) · sl prošnja (act of requesting) · ga iarratas (act of requesting) · cs žádost (formal message requesting something) · ko 요망 (act of requesting) · es solicitud (act of requesting) · ru зая́вка (act of requesting) · el αίτημα (message sent over a network) · hy հարցապնդում (formal message requesting something) · hu igény (condition of being sought after) · km សំណើ (act of requesting) · et tellimus (formal message requesting something) · de Anfrage (formal message requesting something) · cmn 要求 (act of requesting) · el αίτηση (act of requesting) · pt requisição (formal message requesting something) · lo ການຮ້ອງຂໍ (act of requesting) · ka თხოვნა (act of requesting) · az xahiş (act of requesting) · gd iarrtas (formal message requesting something) · de Eingabe (formal message requesting something) · tl paki-usap (act of requesting) · cmn 請求 /请求 (act of requesting) · tg талаб (act of requesting) · ur عَرْض (act of requesting) · ml അഭ്യർത്ഥന (act of requesting) · ckb خواست (formal message requesting something) · uz talab (act of requesting) · nn oppfordring (act of requesting) · ru про́сьба (act of requesting) · gd iarrtas (condition of being sought after) · pt requerimento (formal message requesting something) · rue просьба (act of requesting) · eo peto (formal message requesting something) · nb anmodning (act of requesting) · pl żądanie (act of requesting) · de Begehren (act of requesting) · fi pyyntö (message sent over a network) · pl prośba (act of requesting) · lt prašymas (act of requesting)

request en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɪˈkwɛst/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. To ask for (something).
   • I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position.
   • Copies of records of Spear's long-distance telephone calls (which had been requested by Norfolk County police from the telephone company) 1979 December 29, Mitzel, “Dale Barbre's Murder & Related Matters”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 23, page 6:
   • The corporal requested reinforcements.
2. (transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.
   • She called me into her office and requested me to sit down.

Forms

Deriveds

requestable · requestee · requester · requestor · unrequested · nonrequested · requestive · requestingly

Synonyms

ask · call for · desire · bespeak

Translations (163)

es pedir (to ask somebody to do something) · hu megkér (to ask somebody to do something) · nl verzoeken (to express the need or desire for) · la requīrō (to express the need or desire for) · gd iarr (to ask somebody to do something) · hi माँगना (to ask somebody to do something) · pt requerer (to express the need or desire for) · bcl hagad (to express the need or desire for) · th ขอให้ (to express the need or desire for) · dlm precur (to express the need or desire for) · ko 요망하다 (to express the need or desire for) · be запыта́ць (to express the need or desire for) · la rogō (to ask somebody to do something) · vi thỉnh cầu (to express the need or desire for) · ko 요청하다 (to express the need or desire for) · ru запроси́ть (to express the need or desire for) · km សុំ (to express the need or desire for) · ru тре́бовать (to express the need or desire for) · hy հայցել (to express the need or desire for) · ru попроси́ть (to ask somebody to do something) · hi निवेदन करना (to ask somebody to do something) · de erbitten (to ask somebody to do something) · pt solicitar (to ask somebody to do something) · zza gere kerden (to ask somebody to do something) · ca demanar (to ask somebody to do something) · da forespørge (to express the need or desire for) · gl pedir (to ask somebody to do something) · da henstille (to ask somebody to do something) · fi anoa (to express the need or desire for) · mk барање (to express the need or desire for) · de anfordern (to express the need or desire for) · uk попроси́ти (to express the need or desire for) · sv be (to express the need or desire for) · ro ruga (to ask somebody to do something) · hu kér (to ask somebody to do something) · gd iarr (to express the need or desire for) · lt prašyti (to express the need or desire for) · ru запра́шивать (to express the need or desire for) · es pedir (to express the need or desire for) · sv utbe sig (to express the need or desire for) · ja 求める (to express the need or desire for) · km សូម (to express the need or desire for) · fa طلب کردن (to express the need or desire for) · hu felkér (to ask somebody to do something) · ja 頼む (to express the need or desire for) · izh ampua (to express the need or desire for) · ga iarr (to ask somebody to do something) · fr prier (to ask somebody to do something) · hu kíván (to express the need or desire for) · hu kér (to express the need or desire for) · el ζητώ (to express the need or desire for) · tl makiusap (to express the need or desire for) · de verlangen nach (to express the need or desire for) · uk проси́ти (to express the need or desire for) · ko 요청하다 (to ask somebody to do something) · es instar (to ask somebody to do something) · sv anmoda (to ask somebody to do something) · ml അഭ്യർത്ഥിക്കുക (to express the need or desire for) · got 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽 (to express the need or desire for) · hy խնդրել (to ask somebody to do something) · is biðja (to express the need or desire for) · pl prosić (to express the need or desire for) · gl pregar (to ask somebody to do something) · nb etterspørre (to ask somebody to do something) · cs žádat (to express the need or desire for) · be запы́тваць (to express the need or desire for) · cs požádat (to ask somebody to do something) · cmn 拜托 (to express the need or desire for) · ru проси́ть (to ask somebody to do something) · fr demander (to ask somebody to do something) · ro cere (to ask somebody to do something) · ca demanar (to express the need or desire for) · cmn 請求 /请求 (to express the need or desire for) · fi anoa (to ask somebody to do something) · fa درخواستن (to express the need or desire for) · oc demandar (to express the need or desire for) · sv bedja (to express the need or desire for) · fi pyytää (to express the need or desire for) · grc αἰτέω (to express the need or desire for) · lv lūgt (to ask somebody to do something) · gl requirir (to express the need or desire for) · izh kyssyä (to express the need or desire for) · ga iarr (to express the need or desire for) · la requīrō (to ask somebody to do something) · hy խնդրել (to express the need or desire for) · sv anmana (to ask somebody to do something) · hu felhív (to ask somebody to do something) · za cingjgouz (to express the need or desire for) · ml ചോദിക്കുക (to ask somebody to do something) · mhn pitten (to ask somebody to do something) · fi pyytää (to ask somebody to do something) · kk сұрау салу (to express the need or desire for) · et soovima (to express the need or desire for) · el ζητώ (to ask somebody to do something) · bg моля (to ask somebody to do something) · io demandar (to express the need or desire for) · uk проси́ти (to ask somebody to do something) · lv prasīt (to ask somebody to do something) · de begehren (to express the need or desire for) · cmn 要求 (to express the need or desire for) · zza taleb kerden (to express the need or desire for) · arz طلب (to ask somebody to do something) · eo peti (to express the need or desire for) · cs požádat (to express the need or desire for) · qu mañay (to express the need or desire for) · sv anhålla om (to express the need or desire for) · nb anmode (to express the need or desire for) · da bede om (to ask somebody to do something) · he בִּקֵּשׁ (to express the need or desire for) · az xahiş etmək (to ask somebody to do something) · da forespørge (to ask somebody to do something) · ckb داوا کردن (to ask somebody to do something) · sv begära (to ask somebody to do something) · nb anmode (to ask somebody to do something) · is biðja (to ask somebody to do something) · bo བསྐུལ་བ (to express the need or desire for) · ru проси́ть (to express the need or desire for) · fr demander (to express the need or desire for) · ja 要望する (to express the need or desire for) · ko 요구하다 (to express the need or desire for) · pt pedir (to ask somebody to do something) · uk проха́ти (to ask somebody to do something) · ko 부탁하다 (to express the need or desire for) · lv prasīt (to express the need or desire for) · chr ᎠᏔᏲᎯᎭ (to express the need or desire for) · vi yêu cầu (to express the need or desire for) · sv utbedja sig (to express the need or desire for) · cs žádat (to ask somebody to do something) · ro cere (to express the need or desire for) · ja 要請する (to express the need or desire for) · lv lūgt (to express the need or desire for) · nl verzoeken (to ask somebody to do something) · th ขอ (to express the need or desire for) · egy d:bH-b-H-A2 (to express the need or desire for) · es solicitar (to express the need or desire for) · ur دَرْخواسْت کَرنا (to ask somebody to do something) · ar طَلَبَ (to express the need or desire for) · da anmode (to ask somebody to do something) · uk попроха́ти (to ask somebody to do something) · et paluma (to express the need or desire for) · pl poprosić (to ask somebody to do something) · de ersuchen (to ask somebody to do something) · ro ruga (to express the need or desire for) · arz طلب (to express the need or desire for) · zza waşten (to express the need or desire for) · gl requirir (to ask somebody to do something) · la poscō (to express the need or desire for) · da tilkalde (to express the need or desire for) · es instar (to express the need or desire for) · da anmode (to express the need or desire for) · de erwünschen (to express the need or desire for) · da indkalde (to express the need or desire for) · he בִּקֵּשׁ (to ask somebody to do something) · hi निवेदन करना (to express the need or desire for) · hu igényel (to express the need or desire for) · fa درخواست کردن (to express the need or desire for) · de bitten um (to ask somebody to do something) · la petō (to express the need or desire for) · la petō (to ask somebody to do something) · sv uppmana (to ask somebody to do something) · zza wazen (to express the need or desire for) · uk попроси́ти (to ask somebody to do something) · oc demandar (to ask somebody to do something)