request

/ri-ˈkwest/

Middle English requeste, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *requaesta, from feminine of requaestus, past participle of requaerere to require

noun

  1. the act or an instance of asking for something

  2. something asked for

  3. the condition or fact of being requested

verb

  1. to make a request to or of

  2. to ask as a favor or privilege

  3. to ask (a person) to come or go to a thing or place

requested her to write a paper

ask request solicit mean to seek to obtain by making one's wants known. ask implies no more than the statement of the desire. request implies greater formality and courtesy.

idiom

  1. by asking for something usually in a formal way

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