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Definition of request:
- A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.
- That which is asked for or requested.
- The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.
- To address with a request; to ask.
- To ask for ( something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.
Synonyms:
crave, postulate, point, predication, orison, suit, necessitate, require, pray, behest, bespeak, involve, postulation, recourse, ask, take, gather up, quest, offer, indicate, collect, bay, asking, call for, signal, petition, need, betoken, pick up.
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appeal (part of speech: verb)
- prayer,
- application,
- approach,
- address,
- bid,
- address,
- petition,
- buttonhole,
- invocation,
- plea,
- beseech,
- supplication,
- approach,
- appeal,
- entice,
- entreaty,
- solicit,
- beg,
- plead,
- entreat,
- accost,
- petition,
- apply,
- invite,
- invitation,
- implore,
- solicitation,
- appeal,
- supplicate,
- greet
- request (part of speech: verb)
Usage examples:
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Then said King Arthur, " What is thy first request?"
- "The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights", James Knowles. -
" You must let me see this council to- night," she said, and her request had the note of a command.
- "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop", Hamlin Garland. -
At this request Edith was silent for a few moments.
- "The Living Link", James De Mille.