 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
request
noun
1: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to
an authority [syn: {petition}, {postulation}]
2: the verbal act of requesting [syn: {asking}]
verb
1: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an
extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
[syn: {bespeak}, {call for}, {quest}]
2: ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at
noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
3: inquire for (information); "I requested information from the
secretary"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Request \Re*quest"\ (r[-e]*kw[hand]st"), noun [OE. requeste, OF.
requeste, F. requ[^e]te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L.
requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See {Require},
and cf. {Quest}.]
1. The act of asking for anything desired; expression of
desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition;
entreaty.
I will marry her, sir, at your request. --Shak.
2. That which is asked for or requested. ''He gave them their
request.'' --Ps. cvi. 15.
I will both hear and grant you your requests.
--Shak.
3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to
be sought after or asked for; demand.
Knowledge and fame were in as great request as
wealth among us now. --Sir W.
Temple.
{Court of Requests}.
(a) A local tribunal, sometimes called {Court of
Consience}, founded by act of Parliament to facilitate
the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or
trader in the district defined by the act; -- now
mostly abolished.
(b) A court of equity for the relief of such persons as
addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now
abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery.
[Eng.] --Brande & C.
Syn: Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication;
entreaty; suit.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Request \Re*quest"\ (r?-kw?st"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p.
{Requested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Requesting}.] [Cf. OF.
requester, F. requ[^e]ter.]
1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to
solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.
2. To address with a request; to ask.
I request you
To give my poor host freedom. --Shak.
Syn: To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See {Beg}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "request":
appeal, application, apply for, ask, ask for, beg, beg leave,
beseech, bespeak, call, call for, crave, demand, desire, entreat,
entreaty, file for, importune, improper suggestion,
indecent proposal, indent, insist on, instance, make a request,
make a requisition, make application, motion, order, pass,
petition, plea, plead for, pray, proposal, proposition, put in for,
requisition, resolution, seek, sexual advance, solicit,
solicitation, sue, suggestion, whistle for, wish
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