request

request is on the Basic English 850 List.

representative - request - respect

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈkwɛst/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: re‧quest

Noun

Singular request

Plural requests

1. (countable) A request the act of asking for something (sometimes in a formal way).
   • Synonyms: petition, appeal, call, supplication and application

   We didn't hear his request that we be quiet.

Verb

Plain form request

Third-person singular requests

Past tense requested

Past participle requested

Present participle requesting

1. (transitive) If you request something, you ask somebody to do something or to give you something.
   • Synonyms: ask for, demand, call for and petition

   He requested your presence.

Related words

• ask
• beg
• plead
• pray
• need
• want