request
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Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /rɪˈkwɛst/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: re‧quest
Noun
[change]- (countable) A request the act of asking for something (sometimes in a formal way).
- Synonyms: petition, appeal, call, supplication and application
- We didn't hear his request that we be quiet.
Verb
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- (transitive) If you request something, you ask somebody to do something or to give you something.
- He requested your presence.