request

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request is part of the Basic English 850.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 3 Verb 3.1 Synonyms 3.2 Related words and phrases

[change] Pronunciation

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[change] Noun

Singular request

Plural requests

1. If you make a request, you ask somebody to do something or to give you something.

   We didn't hear his request that we be quiet.

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• petition
• appeal
• call
• supplication
• application

[change] Verb

Plain form request

Third-person singular requests

Past tense requested

Past participle requested

Present participle requesting

1. To ask for something.

   He requested your presence.

[change] Synonyms

• ask for
• demand
• call for
• petition

[change] Related words and phrases

• ask
• beg
• plead
• pray
• need
• want