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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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Dr. Estruch recently refused to disclose his financial conflicts of interest to The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs and has not responded to requests for comment.
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UPDATED at 8:40 p.m.: The Amber Alert has been cancelled at the request of the Anderson Police Department.
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Quite simply, any secretary of state who complies with this request is either too stupid to hold the job, or is in sympathy with Kobach's goal of whitewashing the electorate.
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Merrill said Alabama will comply with the request but had questions related to the information.
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Funding is approved after the local and state budgets are adopted in spring and then the school board must reconcile its requests with actual revenues in June.
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Her last request was not to be buried beside her beloved husband, but to be buried on top of him, joined once again.
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But Demit says his soy milk request is often disregarded, which results in some, um, negative reactions.
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At the same time, the bill skimps on new construction and renovation of NIST facilities, proposing $9 million less than the current $109 million budget and $4 million less than the president’s request.
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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
request
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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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 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.
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While Monday’s decision doesn’t completely shut the door on the November 2017 special election that investors proposing SoccerCity have requested, only two of the council’s nine members expressed support for making such a move.
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In the South during harvest season, officials would shutter the welfare offices and require that African American women requesting ADC work in the fields, for instance.
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But the Twins requested a video review, which showed that shortstop Ehire Adrianza tagged Revere after the Angels’ outfielder overslid the base.
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.
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