request

/ɹɪˈkwɛst/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + REQUEST

make, put in, submit

She submitted a request to her manager for flexible working hours next month.

get, have, receive

The manager received several requests from employees about flexible working hours.

agree to, comply with, grant | respond to | refuse, reject, turn down | repeat

PREP

at sb's ~

The chef prepared a special vegetarian menu at the request of several customers.

by ~

She removed her email address from the website by request of her family.

on/upon ~

The hotel offers free airport transfers upon request from guests.

~ for

The teacher received several requests for extensions on the homework assignment.

PHRASES

available on request

We can provide you with a free sample menu available on request.

by popular request

The restaurant added vegetarian options to the menu by popular request.

a number of requests

(verb.)

ADV

explicitly, expressly, specifically | formally | politely

reasonably

My manager asked for any documents that were reasonably requested by the client.

urgently | repeatedly

PREP

from

The teacher requested a detailed report from each student by Friday.

Definitions

verb

To ask for (something).

The corporal requested reinforcements.

I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position.

To ask (somebody) to do something.

She called me into her office and requested me to sit down.

noun

Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

I will marry her, sir, at your request.

The promise that arises upon an account stated, is to pay on request.

A formal message requesting something.

Condition of being sought after.

I do not doubt, but many Great and more Noble Uſes would have been made of ſuch Conqueſts or Diſcoveries, if they had fallen to the ſhare of the Greeks and Romans in thoſe Ages, when Knowledge and Fame were in as great Requeſt, as endleſs Gains and Wealth are among us now; [...]

A message sent over a network to a server.

The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request.

That which is asked for or requested.

He gave them their request.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a formal message requesting something that is submitted to a

noun — the verbal act of requesting

asking

verb — express the need or desire for

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The corporal requested reinforcements.

Wiktionary

I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position.

Wiktionary

Copies of records of Spear's long-distance telephone calls (which had been requested by Norfolk County police from the telephone company)

Wiktionary

I will marry her, sir, at your request.

Wiktionary

The promise that arises upon an account stated, is to pay on request.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, request is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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