Dictionary Definition
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"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- the act of requesting
- a formal message requesting something
- the state of being sought after
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
act of requesting
- Arabic:
- Chinese: 请求 (qǐngqiú)
- Czech: prosba, žádost
- Dutch: verzoek, vraag
- Finnish: pyyntö
- French: requête
- German: Bitte, Nachfrage
- Hungarian: kérés, kívánság
- Italian: richiesta
- Japanese: 依頼 (irai)
- Korean: 요망 (yomang), 요구 (yogu)
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: داوا, تکا, خواست
- Latvian: prasīšana , lūgšana
- Malayalam: അഭ്യര്ത്ഥന (abhyarththana)
- Portuguese: pedido
- Romanian: cerere
- Russian: просьба (prós’ba)
- Spanish: solicitud
- Swedish: begäran, bön , önskemål , önskan
formal message requesting something
state of being sought after
- French: demande
- German: Nachfrage
- Swedish: efterfrågan
Verb
- to express the need or desire for
- to ask somebody to do something
Synonyms
Translations
to express the need or desire for
to ask somebody to do something
Extensive Definition
Request may refer to:
- a question
- in computer science, a message sent between objects
- Request TV, a defunct pay-per-view service
request in German: Request
request in French: Requête
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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