Meanings
verbrequest (third-person singular simple present requests, present participle requesting, simple past and past participle requested)
present singular third person requests · participle present requesting · participle past requested · past requested · first person past singular requested · archaic present second person singular requestest · past second person singular requested · archaic past second person singular requestedst · present singular third person requests · archaic present singular third person requesteth · past singular third person requested · past plural requested · past subjunctive requested · participle present requesting · participle past requested · alternative obsolete requeste
- To ask for (something).
The corporal requested reinforcements.
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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
nounrequest (plural requests)
plural requests · alternative obsolete requeste
- 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] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]1 more example
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 49Synonyms: demand
- obsoleteThat 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAct of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
nounA formal message requesting something.
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nounCondition of being sought after.
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nouna formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
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verbexpress the need or desire for
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷeh₂-“to acquire”
- Proto-Italic*kʷaizeō
- Latinrequīsīta
- Vulgar Latin*requaesita
- Old Frenchrequeste
- Middle Englishrequest
- Englishrequest
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.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Vulgar Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans aanvraag, aanvraag
- aanvraagact of requesting
- aanvraagformal message requesting something
Ancient Greek αἰτέω, αἴτημα
- αἰτέω (aitéō)to express the need or desire for
- αἴτημα (aítēma)act of requesting
Arabic طَلَبَ, طَلَب
- طَلَبَ (ṭalaba)to express the need or desire for
- طَلَب (ṭalab)act of requesting
- مَسْأَلَة (masʔala)act of requesting
- ضَرَاعَة (ḍarāʕa)act of requesting
Bengali অনুরোধ
- অনুরোধ (onurōdh)act of requesting
Bulgarian моля, молба́
- моля (molja)to ask somebody to do something
- молба́ (molbá)act of requesting
- зая́вка (zajávka)act of requesting
- про́сба (prósba)act of requesting
- проше́ние (prošénie)act of requesting
- тъ́рсене (tắrsene)condition of being sought after
Catalan demanar, demanar
- demanarto ask somebody to do something
- demanarto express the need or desire for
- peticióact of requesting
- sol·licitudact of requesting
- requestaact of requesting
- peticióformal message requesting something
- sol·licitudformal message requesting something
- cridamessage sent over a network
Chinese Cantonese 請求 /请求, 要求
- 請求 /请求 (cing² kau⁴)act of requesting
- 要求 (jiu¹ kau⁴)act of requesting
Chinese Mandarin 請求 /请求, 拜托
- 請求 /请求 (qǐngqiú)to express the need or desire for
- 拜托 (bàituō)to express the need or desire for
- 要求 (yāoqiú)to express the need or desire for
- 請求 /请求 (qǐngqiú)act of requesting
- 要求 (yāoqiú)act of requesting
- 請求 /请求 (qǐngqiú)message sent over a network
Czech žádat, požádat
- žádatto ask somebody to do something
- požádatto ask somebody to do something
- žádatto express the need or desire for
- požádatto express the need or desire for
- prosbaact of requesting
- žádostact of requesting
- požadavekact of requesting
- žádostformal message requesting something
Danish anmode, bede om
- anmodeto ask somebody to do something
- bede omto ask somebody to do something
- forespørgeto ask somebody to do something
- henstilleto ask somebody to do something
- anmodeto express the need or desire for
- forespørgeto express the need or desire for
- indkaldeto express the need or desire for
- tilkaldeto express the need or desire for
- anmodningact of requesting
- forespørgselact of requesting
- ansøgningformal message requesting something
- efterspørgselcondition of being sought after
Dutch verzoeken, verzoeken
- verzoekento ask somebody to do something
- verzoekento express the need or desire for
- verzoekact of requesting
- vraagact of requesting
- verzoekformal message requesting something
Esperanto peti, peto
- petito express the need or desire for
- petoformal message requesting something
Estonian paluma, soovima
- palumato express the need or desire for
- soovimato express the need or desire for
- palveact of requesting
- avaldusact of requesting
- tellimusformal message requesting something
Finnish pyytää, anoa
- pyytääto ask somebody to do something
- anoato ask somebody to do something
- pyytääto express the need or desire for
- anoato express the need or desire for
- pyyntöact of requesting
- pyyntöformal message requesting something
- kysyntäcondition of being sought after
- pyyntömessage sent over a network
French demander, prier
- demanderto ask somebody to do something
- prierto ask somebody to do something
- demanderto express the need or desire for
- requêteact of requesting
- demandeact of requesting
- requêteformal message requesting something
- demandecondition of being sought after
- requêtemessage sent over a network
German erbitten, ersuchen
- erbittento ask somebody to do something
- ersuchento ask somebody to do something
- bitten umto ask somebody to do something
- anfordernto express the need or desire for
- erwünschento express the need or desire for
- verlangen nachto express the need or desire for
- begehrento express the need or desire for
- Bitteact of requesting
- Nachfrageact of requesting
- Wunschact of requesting
- Begehrenact of requesting
- Begehract of requesting
- Ersuchenact of requesting
- Gesuchact of requesting
- Anliegenact of requesting
- Gesuchformal message requesting something
- Ansinnenformal message requesting something
- Antragformal message requesting something
- Anfrageformal message requesting something
Greek ζητώ, ζητώ
- ζητώ (zitó)to ask somebody to do something
- ζητώ (zitó)to express the need or desire for
- αίτηση (aítisi)act of requesting
- αίτημα (aítima)act of requesting
- αίτημα (aítima)message sent over a network
Hebrew בִּקֵּשׁ, בִּקֵּשׁ
- בִּקֵּשׁ (biqésh)to ask somebody to do something
- בִּקֵּשׁ (biqésh)to express the need or desire for
- בַּקָּשָׁה (bakashá)act of requesting
Hindi माँगना, निवेदन करना
- माँगना (māṅgnā)to ask somebody to do something
- निवेदन करना (nivedan karnā)to ask somebody to do something
- निवेदन करना (nivedan karnā)to express the need or desire for
- निवेदन (nivedan)act of requesting
- अनुरोध (anurodh)act of requesting
- फ़रमाइश (farmāiś)act of requesting
- याचिका (yācikā)formal message requesting something
Hungarian kér, megkér
- kérto ask somebody to do something
- megkérto ask somebody to do something
- felkérto ask somebody to do something
- felhívto ask somebody to do something
- kérto express the need or desire for
- igényelto express the need or desire for
- kívánto express the need or desire for
- kérésact of requesting
- kívánságact of requesting
- kérvényformal message requesting something
- kérelemformal message requesting something
- keresletcondition of being sought after
- igénycondition of being sought after
Icelandic biðja, biðja
- biðjato ask somebody to do something
- biðjato express the need or desire for
- beiðniact of requesting
Indonesian minta
- mintaact of requesting
Irish iarr, iarr
- iarrto ask somebody to do something
- iarrto express the need or desire for
- iarratasact of requesting
Italian richiesta
- richiestaact of requesting
Japanese 要望する, 要請する
- 要望する (yōbō suru)to express the need or desire for
- 要請する (yōsei suru)to express the need or desire for
- 求める (motomeru)to express the need or desire for
- 頼む (tanomu)to express the need or desire for
- 依頼 (irai)act of requesting
- 要求 (yōkyū)act of requesting
- 要望 (yōbō)act of requesting
- 願い (negai)act of requesting
Korean 요청하다, 부탁하다
- 요청하다 (yocheonghada)to ask somebody to do something
- 부탁하다 (butakhada)to express the need or desire for
- 요망하다 (yomanghada)to express the need or desire for
- 요청하다 (yocheonghada)to express the need or desire for
- 요구하다 (yoguhada)to express the need or desire for
- 요망 (yomang)act of requesting
- 요구 (yogu)act of requesting
- 부탁 (butak)act of requesting
- 의뢰 (uiroe)act of requesting
Latin rogō, petō
- rogōto ask somebody to do something
- petōto ask somebody to do something
- requīrōto ask somebody to do something
- petōto express the need or desire for
- requīrōto express the need or desire for
- poscōto express the need or desire for
- petītumact of requesting
Latvian prasīt, lūgt
- prasītto ask somebody to do something
- lūgtto ask somebody to do something
- prasītto express the need or desire for
- lūgtto express the need or desire for
- prasīšanaact of requesting
- lūgšanaact of requesting
- prasībaformal message requesting something
- lūgumsformal message requesting something
Lithuanian prašyti, prašymas
- prašytito express the need or desire for
- prašymasact of requesting
Malay permintaan, permohonan
- permintaanact of requesting
- permohonanact of requesting
Norwegian Bokmål anmode, etterspørre
- anmodeto ask somebody to do something
- etterspørreto ask somebody to do something
- anmodeto express the need or desire for
- anmodningact of requesting
- oppfordringact of requesting
- forespørselact of requesting
Persian درخواست کردن, طلب کردن
- درخواست کردن (darxâst kardan)to express the need or desire for
- طلب کردن (talab kardan)to express the need or desire for
- درخواستن (darxâstan)to express the need or desire for
Polish poprosić, prosić
- poprosićto ask somebody to do something
- prosićto express the need or desire for
- prośbaact of requesting
- żądanieact of requesting
- wniosekformal message requesting something
- popytcondition of being sought after
- petycjamessage sent over a network
Portuguese pedir, solicitar
- pedirto ask somebody to do something
- solicitarto ask somebody to do something
- requererto express the need or desire for
- pedidoact of requesting
- requisiçãoact of requesting
- requerimentoact of requesting
- requisiçãoformal message requesting something
- requerimentoformal message requesting something
Punjabi ਗੁਜਾਰਸ਼
- ਗੁਜਾਰਸ਼ (gujāraś)act of requesting
Romanian cere, ruga
- cereto ask somebody to do something
- rugato ask somebody to do something
- cereto express the need or desire for
- rugato express the need or desire for
- cerereact of requesting
Russian проси́ть, попроси́ть
- проси́ть (prosítʹ)to ask somebody to do something
- попроси́ть (poprosítʹ)to ask somebody to do something
- запра́шивать (zaprášivatʹ)to express the need or desire for
- запроси́ть (zaprosítʹ)to express the need or desire for
- тре́бовать (trébovatʹ)to express the need or desire for
- проси́ть (prosítʹ)to express the need or desire for
- про́сьба (prósʹba)act of requesting
- запро́с (zaprós)act of requesting
- зая́вка (zajávka)act of requesting
- хода́тайство (xodátajstvo)act of requesting
- тре́бование (trébovanije)act of requesting
- проше́ние (prošénije)act of requesting
- запро́с (zaprós)formal message requesting something
Scottish Gaelic iarr, iarr
- iarrto ask somebody to do something
- iarrto express the need or desire for
- iarraidhact of requesting
- iarrtasformal message requesting something
- iarrtascondition of being sought after
Slovak prosba, žiadosť
- prosbaact of requesting
- žiadosťact of requesting
- požiadavkaact of requesting
Spanish pedir, instar
- pedirto ask somebody to do something
- instarto ask somebody to do something
- pedirto express the need or desire for
- solicitarto express the need or desire for
- instarto express the need or desire for
- solicitudact of requesting
- instanciaact of requesting
- pedidoact of requesting
- instanciaformal message requesting something
- pedidoformal message requesting something
- solicitudformal message requesting something
Swahili ombi, ombi
- ombiact of requesting
- ombiformal message requesting something
Swedish anmoda, begära
- anmodato ask somebody to do something
- begärato ask somebody to do something
- uppmanato ask somebody to do something
- anmanato ask somebody to do something
- anhålla omto express the need or desire for
- beto express the need or desire for
- bedjato express the need or desire for
- utbe sigto express the need or desire for
- utbedja sigto express the need or desire for
- begäranact of requesting
- bönact of requesting
- önskemålact of requesting
- önskanact of requesting
- anhållanformal message requesting something
- anmodanformal message requesting something
- begäranformal message requesting something
- efterfrågancondition of being sought after
Tagalog makiusap, paki-usap
- makiusapto express the need or desire for
- paki-usapact of requesting
- paki-usapformal message requesting something
Tamil வேண்டுகோள், வேண்டுகோள்
- வேண்டுகோள் (vēṇṭukōḷ)act of requesting
- வேண்டுகோள் (vēṇṭukōḷ)formal message requesting something
Thai ขอ, ขอให้
- ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ)to express the need or desire for
- ขอให้ (kɔ̌ɔ-hâi)to express the need or desire for
- การขอ (gaan-kɔ̌ɔ)act of requesting
Turkish istek, talep
- istekact of requesting
- talepact of requesting
- ricaact of requesting
Ukrainian проси́ти, попроси́ти
- проси́ти (prosýty)to ask somebody to do something
- попроси́ти (poprosýty)to ask somebody to do something
- проха́ти (proxáty)to ask somebody to do something
- попроха́ти (poproxáty)to ask somebody to do something
- проси́ти (prosýty)to express the need or desire for
- попроси́ти (poprosýty)to express the need or desire for
- про́сьба (prósʹba)act of requesting
- за́пит (zápyt)act of requesting
- зая́вка (zajávka)act of requesting
- проха́ння (proxánnja)act of requesting
- вимо́га (vymóha)act of requesting
- за́пит (zápyt)formal message requesting something
- за́пит (zápyt)message sent over a network
Urdu دَرْخواسْت کَرنا, دَرْخْوَاسْت
- دَرْخواسْت کَرنا (darxvāst karnā)to ask somebody to do something
- دَرْخْوَاسْت (darxvāst)act of requesting
- فَرْمائِش (farmāiś)act of requesting
- عَرْض ('arz)act of requesting
Vietnamese thỉnh cầu, yêu cầu
- thỉnh cầuto express the need or desire for
- yêu cầuto express the need or desire for
Welsh cais
- caisact of requesting
Yiddish בקשה
- בקשה (bakoshe)act of requesting
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with request
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