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request
- /ɹɪˈkwɛst/
Rhymes with -ɛst
Where it comes from
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.
verb requests · requesting · requested · request
- To ask for (something). The corporal requested reinforcements.
- To ask (somebody) to do something. She called me into her office and requested me to sit down.
Similar: desire
noun requests · requeste
- Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence). I will marry her, sir, at your request.
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A formal message requesting something.
Similar: petition, postulation
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Condition of being sought after.
I do not doubt, but many Great and more Noble Uſes would have been made of ſuch Conqueſts or Diſcoveries, if they had fallen to the ſhare of the Greeks and Romans in thoſe Ages, when Knowledge and Fame were in as great Requeſt, as endleſs Gains and Wealth are among us now; [...]
Similar: demand
- A message sent over a network to a server. The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request.
- That which is asked for or requested. He gave them their request.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: asking, petition, bespeak, quest, call for, ask, inquire, enquire, enquiry, query, require, inquiry, requiring, demand, propose, question
verb
Similar: desire
Translations
Every language
verb to express the need or desire for
| Español | pedir, solicitar, instar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부탁하다 butakhada, 요망하다 yomanghada, 요청하다 yocheonghada, 요구하다 yoguhada |
| 日本語 | 要望する yōbō suru, 要請する yōsei suru, 求める motomeru, 頼む tanomu |
| 中文 | 請求 /请求 qǐngqiú, 拜托 bàituō, 要求 yāoqiú |
| हिन्दी | निवेदन करना nivedan karnā |
| Português | requerer |
| Français | demander |
| Deutsch | anfordern, erwünschen, verlangen nach, begehren |
| Ελληνικά | ζητώ zitó |
| Română | cere, ruga |
| Русский | запра́шивать zaprášivatʹ, запроси́ть zaprosítʹ, тре́бовать trébovatʹ, проси́ть prosítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thỉnh cầu, yêu cầu |
| العربية | طَلَبَ ṭalaba |
| עברית | בִּקֵּשׁ biqésh |
verb to ask somebody to do something
| Español | pedir, instar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요청하다 yocheonghada |
| हिन्दी | माँगना māṅgnā, निवेदन करना nivedan karnā |
| Português | pedir, solicitar |
| Français | demander, prier |
| Deutsch | erbitten, ersuchen, bitten um |
| Ελληνικά | ζητώ zitó |
| Română | cere, ruga |
| Русский | проси́ть prosítʹ, попроси́ть poprosítʹ |
| עברית | בִּקֵּשׁ biqésh |
noun act of requesting
| Español | solicitud, instancia, pedido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요망 yomang, 요구 yogu, 부탁 butak, 의뢰 uiroe |
| 日本語 | 依頼 irai, 要求 yōkyū, 要望 yōbō, 願い negai |
| 中文 | 請求 /请求 qǐngqiú, 要求 yāoqiú |
| हिन्दी | निवेदन nivedan, अनुरोध anurodh, फ़रमाइश farmāiś |
| Kiswahili | ombi |
| Português | pedido, requisição, requerimento |
| Français | requête, demande |
| Deutsch | Bitte, Nachfrage, Wunsch, Begehren, Begehr, Ersuchen |
| Italiano | richiesta |
| Ελληνικά | αίτηση aítisi, αίτημα aítima |
| Română | cerere |
| Русский | про́сьба prósʹba, запро́с zaprós, зая́вка zajávka, хода́тайство xodátajstvo, тре́бование trébovanije, проше́ние prošénije |
| العربية | طَلَب ṭalab, مَسْأَلَة masʔala, ضَرَاعَة ḍarāʕa |
| עברית | בַּקָּשָׁה bakashá |
Talk about this word "request." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/request. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. request. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/request "request." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/request.Cite this
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title = {request},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/request},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
