re·quest
(r
-kw
st
)
KEY
TRANSITIVE VERB:
re·quest·ed
,
re·quest·ing
,
re·quests
- 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.
- To ask (a person) to do something:
The police requested her to accompany them.
NOUN:
- The act of asking.
- 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 *
(r
s) requaesita,
(thing) requested, from alteration of Latin
requ
sta, feminine past participle of
requrere,
to ask for ; see
require
OTHER FORMS:
re·quester
(Noun)
