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Definition of request
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Examples of request in a Sentence
They made a request to begin work immediately.
She filed a formal request for more information.
At your request, I am enclosing a full refund of your payment.
Troops were sent at the request of our allies.
This next song is a request from one of our listeners.
Recent Examples of request from the Web
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The county is faced with a bevy of tax requests including a new downtown arena and a soccer-only stadium for FC Cincinnati.
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center’s July 3 lawsuit alleges that, if fulfilled, the request and the commission’s shoddy data practices would amount to a massive breach of privacy.
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., declined to grant a request to halt Trump's executive order as two other judges already ruled to halt the travel ban.
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Lutz and Stuart did not respond to requests for comment late Tuesday night (July 18).
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Last year Google also started delisting results across all its domains—including Google.com—when accessed from the country where the request came from.
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ARCHIVE: Great Lakes governors approve Waukesha water request The Water Utility is negotiating to purchase up to an average of 8.2 million gallons a day of lake water by midcentury from Oak Creek.
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In Trump’s request, astronomy was tagged for a $25 million cut in 2018, to $221 million.
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Their request was put on hold while country-club members debated whether Brady and Bündchen’s admittance would attract too much attention to the private institution.
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Origin and Etymology of request
Middle English requeste, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *requaesta, from feminine of requaestus, past participle of requaerere to require
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Definition of request
transitive verb
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
Examples of request in a Sentence
The governor will request that the legislature raise taxes.
Gentlemen are requested to wear a jacket and tie.
Recent Examples of request from the Web
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This recipe was reader-requested from Thyme Cafe and Market, Santa Monica, CA.
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Some boys also requested trendy haircuts, forbidden both by ISIS and the prison.
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Diners can also request a custom music playlist for the room.
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Parents began requesting CDs from Quintanar so their children could practice Spanish at home.
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Durkan has requested an exemption from listing her address on financial-disclosure statements candidates must submit when seeking public office.
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The Water Resources Control Board initiative makes testing mandatory if a public school served by a community water system requests testing.
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The violations were provided to the Courier-Journal through an open records request.
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Officials at the corporate office for Seven Peaks in Provo, Utah, did not respond to an email requesting comment, and an employee reached by phone there said no one was available to talk.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'request.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of request
1533
Synonym Discussion of request
REQUEST Defined for English Language Learners
request
playDefinition of request for English Language Learners
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: an act of politely or formally asking for something
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: something (such as a song) that a person asks for
request
Definition of request for English Language Learners
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: to ask for (something) in a polite or formal way
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: to ask (someone) to do something in a polite or formal way
REQUEST Defined for Kids
Definition of request for Students
1 : the act of asking for something
2 : something asked for He granted my request.
3 : the condition of being asked for Tickets are available on request.
Definition of request for Students
requested
;requesting
1 : to ask something of someone He requested them to sing.
2 : to ask for I'm requesting a loan.
Learn More about request
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