request
noun
1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
Similar word(s): petition, postulation
Definition categories: communication, content, message, substance
2. the verbal act of requesting
Similar word(s): asking
Definition categories: communication
Sentences with request as a noun:
- - ShakespeareThe promise that arises upon an account stated, is to pay on request.- The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports, 1839
verb
1. express the need or desire for
- She requested an extra bed in her room
Similar word(s): bespeak, quest
Definition categories: communication, communicate, pass
2. ask (a person) to do something
- I requested that she type the entire manuscript
Definition categories: communication, ask
3. inquire for (information)
- I requested information from the secretary
Definition categories: communication, enquire, inquire, wonder