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re·quest  audio  (r-kwst) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
re·quest·ed , re·quest·ing , re·quests
  1. To express a desire for; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause: requested information about the experiment; requested to see the evidence firsthand; requested that the bus driver stop at the next corner.
  2. To ask (a person) to do something: The police requested her to accompany them.
NOUN:
  1. The act of asking.
  2. Something asked for.

IDIOMS:
by request
In response to an expressed desire: We are offering these scarves for sale again by request.
in request
In great demand: a pianist in great request.
on /upon request
When asked for: References are available on request.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Middle English requeste, the act of requesting, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *(rs) requaesita, (thing) requested, from alteration of Latin requsta, feminine past participle of requrere, to ask for ; see require

OTHER FORMS:
re·quester (Noun)


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