Main Entry: ²request

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1533

1 : to make a request to or of <requested her to write a paper>
2 : to ask as a favor or privilege <requests to be excused>
3 obsolete : to ask (a person) to come or go to a thing or place
4 : to ask for <requested a brief delay>

synonyms see ask

— re·quest·er or re·quest·or \-ˈkwes-tər\ noun