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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Request \Re*quest"\ (r[-e]*kw[hand]st"), n. [OE. requeste, OF.
     requeste, F. requ[^e]te, 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will marry her, sir, at your request. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is asked for or requested. ``He gave them their
        request.'' --Ps. cvi. 15.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will both hear and grant you your requests.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to
        be sought after or asked for; demand.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Knowledge and fame were in as great request as
              wealth among us now.                  --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication;
          entreaty; suit.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Request \Re*quest"\ (r?-kw?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Requested; p. pr. & vb. n. Requesting.] [Cf. OF.
     requester, F. requ[^e]ter.]
     1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to
        solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To address with a request; to ask.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I request you
              To give my poor host freedom.         --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See Beg.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Request \Re*quest"\ (r?-kw?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Requested; p. pr. & vb. n. Requesting.] [Cf. OF.
     requester, F. requ[^e]ter.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Request \Re*quest"\ (r?-kw[hand]st"), n. [OE. requeste, OF.
     requeste, F. requ?te, 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  request
       n 1: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to
            an authority [syn: petition, postulation]
       2: the verbal act of requesting [syn: asking]
       v 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"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  request
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 αίτηση
     2 αίτημα
     3 (ετ δικυπ en) αίτημα <ref name='tel'>«αίτημα»,
  «συνδεσιστρεφής» από αναζήτηση « request» στη (R:TELETERM)</ref>
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αιτούμαι
     2 αιτώ <ref name='tel' />

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  request
     n.
     Act of requesting (with the adposition ''at'' in the presence of
  possessives, and ''on'' in their absence).
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive or with ''that'' clause) To ask for (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  request
     n.
     Act of requesting (with the adposition ''at'' in the presence of
  possessives, and ''on'' in their absence).
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive or with ''that'' clause) To ask for (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  request
     n.
     Act of requesting (with the adposition ''at'' in the presence of
  possessives, and ''on'' in their absence).
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive or with ''that'' clause) To ask for (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  request
     n.
     Act of requesting (with the adposition ''at'' in the presence of
  possessives, and ''on'' in their absence).
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive or with ''that'' clause) To ask for (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  request
     Englanti n.
     pyyntö
     Englanti vb.
     pyytää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  request
     Engelska n.
     1 önskan, begäran
     2 förfrågan, efterfrågan
     Engelska vb.
     begära, efterfråga

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  request /ɹɪkwˈɛst/
  1. vra
  2. versoek

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Request /ɹɪkwˈɛst/
  الطلب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  request //ɹɪˈkwɛst// 
  1. зая́вка, молба́, про́сба, проше́ние
  act of requesting
  2. търсене
  condition of being sought after

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  request //ɹɪˈkwɛst// 
  моля
  to ask somebody to do something