25,000 people die every day due to starvation.
2 definitions found

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

requested

adjective: asked for; "the requested aid is forthcoming" [ant: {unrequested}]
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