request

(noun, verb)

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