The Wordsmith Dictionary

Re *quest " (r-kw *st "), n. Etym: [OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ,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.

REQUEST

Re *quest " (r-kwst "), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Requested; p. pr. & vb. n.Requesting. ] Etym: [Cf. OF. requester, F. requêter.]

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.

REQUESTER

REQUESTER Re *quest "er (-r ), n.

Defn: One who requests; a petitioner.

New American Oxford Dictionary

request

re quest |riˈkwest rəˈkwɛst | ▶noun an act of asking politely or formally for something: a request for information | the club's excursion was postponed at the request of some of the members. • a thing that is asked for: to have our ideas taken seriously is surely a reasonable request. • an instruction to a computer to provide information or perform another function. • a tune or song played on a radio program, in some instances accompanied by a personal message, in response to a letter or call asking for it. • archaic the state of being sought after: human intelligence, which is in constant request in a family. ▶verb [ with obj. ] politely or formally ask for: he received the information he had requested | [ with clause ] : the chairman requested that the reports be considered. • [ with infinitive ] politely ask (someone ) to do something: the letter requested him to report to New York immediately. PHRASES by (or on ) request in response to an expressed wish. DERIVATIVES re quest er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French requeste (noun ), based on Latin requirere (see require ).

request programme

re |quest pro |gramme ▶noun a radio programme consisting of music requested by the listeners.

request stop

re |quest stop ▶noun Brit. a bus stop at which the bus halts only if requested by a passenger or if hailed.

Oxford Dictionary

request

re |quest |rɪˈkwɛst | ▶noun an act of asking politely or formally for something: a request for information | the club's excursion was postponed at the request of some of the members. • a thing that is asked for: to have our ideas taken seriously is surely a reasonable request. • an instruction to a computer to provide information or perform another function. • a tune or song played on a radio programme, typically accompanied by a personal message, in response to a listener's request. • [ mass noun ] archaic the state of being sought after: human intelligence, which is in constant request in a family. ▶verb [ with obj. ] politely or formally ask for: he received the information he had requested | [ with clause ] : the chairman requested that the reports be considered. • [ with infinitive ] politely or formally ask (someone ) to do something: the letter requested him to report to London. PHRASES by (or on ) request in response to an expressed wish. DERIVATIVES requester noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French requeste (noun ), based on Latin requirere (see require ).

request programme

re |quest pro |gramme ▶noun a radio programme consisting of music requested by the listeners.

request stop

re |quest stop ▶noun Brit. a bus stop at which the bus halts only if requested by a passenger or if hailed.

American Oxford Thesaurus

request

request noun 1 requests for assistance: appeal, entreaty, plea, petition, application, demand, call; formal adjuration; literary behest. 2 Charlotte spoke, at Ursula's request: bidding, entreaty, demand, insistence. 3 indicate your requests on the form: requirement, wish, desire; choice. ▶verb 1 the government requested military aid: ask for, appeal for, call for, seek, solicit, plead for, apply for, demand; formal adjure. 2 I requested him to help: call on, beg, entreat, implore; literary beseech.

Oxford Thesaurus

request

request noun 1 we received several urgent requests for assistance: appeal, entreaty, plea, petition, solicitation, supplication, prayer, invocation; application; demand, call, summons, requisition; literary behest; rare imploration, adjuration, obtestation, impetration, obsecration. 2 Charlotte insisted, at Ursula's request, on driving him to the station: bidding, asking, entreaty, pleading, solicitation, petitioning, supplication, begging; demand, instance. 3 please indicate your requests on the booking form: requirement, wish, want, desire; choice; Latin desideratum. ▶verb the government requested foreign military aid | I requested him to inform Charles immediately: ask for, appeal for, call for, seek, solicit, plead for, put in a plea for, pray for, petition, sue for, supplicate for; apply for, put in an application for, put in for, place an order for, put in an order for, order; demand, require, requisition; call on, beg, beseech, entreat, implore, importune, adjure; invite, bid; rare obtest, impetrate, obsecrate.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

request

re quest /rɪkwést /〖re (再び )quest (求める )〗名詞複～s /-ts /1 U C «…を求める /…という /…してほしいとの » (正式な )要請, 依頼 «for /that 節 /to do » ; «…に » 頼むこと «to » ; C 頼み [願い ]事 ; 要求 [請求 ]物 ; 依頼文 , 請願書 ▸ make an official [a personal ] request 公式に要請 [個人的に依頼 ]する ▸ agree to his request for a raise 昇給を求める彼の要望に同意する ▸ They denied [turned down ] our request that the plan (｟英｠should ) be changed .彼らは我々の計画変更の要請を断った (!shouldの省略については →should 助動詞 7 語法 ) ▸ at his father's request ≒at the request of his father 彼の父親の要請によって ▸ on [upon ] request 請求 [申し込み ]があり次第 ▸ name withheld by request 匿名希望 2 C (DJなどへの )リクエスト (曲 )▸ Any requests for the band, folks? ｟話｠バンドにリクエストはないかな 3 U 要求されること , 需要 .動詞～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 ｟かたく｠a. 【人などに】〈物事など〉を要請する , 頼む «from , of » ▸ request permission to miss the exam 試験の欠席許可を願い出る ▸ a formal letter requesting a meeting 会合を要請する公式の手紙類義 requestとask (for ), demand request は公式に物事を要請し, またその権利を有するのに対し, ask (for )はもっと広く, 一般的に物事を頼むこと. demand はかなり強く要求する場合に用いる .b. 〖～ that節〗…であることを要請する , 頼む ; ｟書｠〖直接話法〗…と頼む (→say 他動詞 1 a 語法 )▸ He requested that all his mail (｟英｠should ) be re-directed to his new address .彼は手紙をすべて新住所へと転送するよう要請した (→suggest 他動詞語法 )c. 〖～ A to do 〗A 〈人〉に … するよう要請する ▸ Passengers are requested to fasten their seat belts .乗客のみなさまはシートベルト着用をお願いします 2 (DJなどに )〈曲〉をリクエストする .～́ st ò p ｟英｠(乗降客がいる時だけ停まる )バス停 .