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>3obsolete : to ask (a person) to come or go to a thing or place4: to ask for <requested a brief delay>

synonyms see ask

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