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REQUEST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

Synonyms:

petition; postulation; request

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("request" is a kind of...):

content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "request"):

application (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school)

appeal; collection; ingathering; solicitation (request for a sum of money)

demand (an urgent or peremptory request)

Derivation:

request (ask (a person) to do something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The verbal act of requesting

Synonyms:

asking; request

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("request" is a kind of...):

speech act (the use of language to perform some act)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "request"):

callback; recall (a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair))

order (a request for something to be made, supplied, or served)

inquiring; questioning (a request for information)

trick or treat (a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse)

billing; charge (request for payment of a debt)

call (a request)

orison; petition; prayer (reverent petition to a deity)

appeal; entreaty; prayer (earnest or urgent request)

invitation (a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something)

indirect request; wish (an expression of some desire or inclination)

notice; notification (a request for payment)

Derivation:

request (express the need or desire for)

request (ask (a person) to do something)

request (inquire for (information))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Express the need or desire for

Example:

when you call, always ask for Mary

Synonyms:

ask for; bespeak; call for; quest; request

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "request" is one way to...):

communicate; pass; pass along; pass on; put across (transmit information)

Verb group:

call for; invite (request the participation or presence of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "request"):

demand (ask to be informed of)

claim (ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example)

call for; invite (request the participation or presence of)

ask in; invite (ask to enter)

desire (express a desire for)

beg (ask to obtain free)

arrogate; claim; lay claim (demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to)

ask over; ask round; invite (invite someone to one's house)

call (call a meeting; invite or command to meet)

ask; ask out; invite out; take out (make a date)

book; hold; reserve (arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance)

order (make a request for something)

ask (make a request or demand for something to somebody)

encore (request an encore, from a performer)

petition (write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing)

demand (request urgently and forcefully)

appeal; invoke (request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection)

supplicate (ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer)

apply (ask (for something))

beg; solicit; tap (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently)

reserve (obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance)

challenge (ask for identification)

beg off; excuse (ask for permission to be released from an engagement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

request (the verbal act of requesting)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Ask (a person) to do something

Example:

I requested that she type the entire manuscript

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "request" is one way to...):

ask (make a request or demand for something to somebody)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "request"):

enjoin; order; say; tell (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority)

call (order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role)

bid; invite (ask someone in a friendly way to do something)

declare oneself; offer; pop the question; propose (ask (someone) to marry you)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence examples:

They request him to write the letter

They request to move

Derivation:

request (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)

request (the verbal act of requesting)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Inquire for (information)

Example:

I requested information from the secretary

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "request" is one way to...):

enquire; inquire; wonder (have a wish or desire to know something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "request"):

seek (inquire for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Derivation:

request (the verbal act of requesting)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Would not such a request rather rouse his suspicions and cause him to fly?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“A pretty modest request upon my word,” he indignantly exclaimed as they walked away.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Let me see that I excite the sympathy of some existing thing; do not deny me my request!

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

I know my dear uncle and aunt so well, that I am not afraid of requesting it, though I have still something more to ask of the former.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

It was from Lady Middleton, announcing their arrival in Conduit Street the night before, and requesting the company of her mother and cousins the following evening.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Up to 5 years of support may be requested.

(Cancer Center Support Grant Application, NCI Thesaurus)

"Because I ask it, and you alone can grant my request," answered the Woodman.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

At supper I requested the hunters to lower their voices, so she was not disturbed; and it was not till next morning that she made her appearance.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

A written request for something, such as assistance, employment, or admission to a school.

(Application, NCI Thesaurus)

"Your request is not exactly in the scope of the reference department, but I shall be only too pleased to assist you."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)