request

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To ask for something politely or formally.

   The corporal requested reinforcements from headquarters.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of asking for something politely or formally.

   I will marry her, sir, at your request.

3. 3
   noun

   A formal written message asking for something from someone in authority.

   The committee approved her request for extra funding.

Common collocations

• request leave Verb + noun
• request a hearing Verb + noun

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.

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